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The following photos are of two items I picked up recently while travelling in the Taranaki area. I was informed that they were most likely Lincoln toys produced in the 1960s.

The first is a convertible, red in colour and the paint work appears to be original. It has silver painted grill and headlights. At the rear is a small "ring" designed for towing. There are no markings on the body to indicate the manufacturer. The wheels appear to be a plastic material and are fixed in place on steel axles that have been crimped at both ends. Axles are held in place by means of "crimped" axle struts. I'm not enough of a car nut to be able to pick what this car is supposed to be.

The second is a station wagon, also red in colour and the paint work appears original. The colour is, to my eye, the same red as on the convertible. It also has silver painted grill and headlights. There are no markings on the body to indicate the manufacturer, but the die-cast body has the numeral "2" cast into the roof section. The wheels appear to be a plastic material, the same shape and size as on the convertible, and are fixed in place on steel axles. The front axles have been crimped at both ends, the rear axles are not crimped but are held in place by the die-cast body. Axles are held in place by means of "crimped" axle struts, although in this case they differ in design to those on the convertible. As before, I'm not enough of a car nut to be able to pick what this car is supposed to be.