Vintage Plastic
Battery-Operated Space Chase,
Made in China for
Tobar, GB. EXiB.
A nice unusual vintage plastic battery-operated “Space Chase”
toy, with a plastic
winding track attached to a backplate with a
lovely 3-dimentional space scene of planets, rockets and
spaceships, 2 space vehicles including a space shuttle
and an enemy craft that chase each other down the
track, made in China for the Tobar Co. of Norwich,
England, probably 1990's or 2000’s in a
very good original
box.
The boxed toy measures around 15
inches wide by 5 deep
and 14 inches tall when
assembled, and takes 2 AA batteries.
It is in excellent condition and
appears to have had little use,
with few marks and a clean,
rust-free battery compartment.
When switched on and the space
vehicles are sent down
the track, they reach the bottom
and are then “magically”
transported back up to the top
of the track where they can
start again. It is a great
action (presumably magnetic) and
works well as can be seen in the
video. There is also a
“musical feature” advertised on
the box, but it is more of
a space sound in reality. The
toy comes with a very good
original box which
shows the contents on the rear, and
is marked “Space Chase”, “Tobar” and “Made in China”.
A nice vintage plastic Space toy with an unusual
action, in excellent condition with the original box.
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other vintage items listed.