Bell Telephone Toy Trucks

[Ed Morris]

Bell Telephone trucks were apparently popular with kids and collectors as well, judging by the variety of toy vehicles sporting the Bell logo.  A search on eBay will bring up quite a few vintage Bell logo toys as well as collectible die cast.  Shown below are three that I have acquired.  Click images to enlarge.

#1 is an Ertl die cast truck.  This is a 1923 Chevrolet delivery van version.  Ertl issued several versions of Bell System trucks.  Most of the Ertl die cast collectibles are actually banks.

#2 is also a Ford Model A, one of a half-dozen or so Bell System trucks made by the Yorkshire Company in the mid-1980's.  These are the nicest of the die cast models I've seen, and Yorkshire issued some very interesting models of Bell telephone trucks from the early to mid-20th century.

#3 is a tinplate Bell telephone panel truck by an unknown manufacturer.  I would guess Asian in origin from the early 1960's.  What I like about this model is that it is also a Chevrolet Corvair.  I found this at Goodwill.

[Dan/Panther]

I picked this up from eBay last year for $5.00.
I don't have a better picture right now.

D/P

[Ed Morris]

That looks like one of the Andy Gard remote control Bell trucks.  Nice, and it looks like you got a great price too.

[Dan/Panther]

Yes it is Andy Gard. The motor is dead. But I keep looking for a replacement. I would probably never run it anyhow.

YES I WOULD, who am I kidding.

D/P