Here's the elusive Used Car Lot toy with a few extra vehicles. It is interesting that the ad below refers to this toy as the Used Car Lot.
It is amazing how Marx was able to use simple designs to create toys with incredible play value. What an absolute shame that our litigious society has
made these great toys a thing of the past.
I love that teal colored Airflow in the center. Thanks go to Larry Chernow for supplying this and other pictures of some awesome toys and trains for inclusion on this site.
"Sell" cars in this heavy gauge, steel Market. 17 X 11 X 2-3/4 in. high. Has
five 4-1/4 in. steel cars on wood wheels; shiny radiators and bumpers; raised steel
platform with driveway for today's "Special"; metal signs, price tags, play money. Bright
enamel.
All for 79 cents!
I really want one of these!
(Courtesy of Frank Brookins)
Note the little tin signs hanging in the windows of some cars in this set. These probably were not included in every set.