Richard O’Brien offers this advice in his Toy Cars & Trucks: Identification and Value Guide, 2nd Edition (Antique Trader Books, 1997, 635 pages, $27.95): “Buddy “L’ ” material from the ...

Nostalgia fuels the market for vintage toys, and Bill Thiel’s collection is no exception. “My dad and his two brothers each were given a Buddy L truck for Christmas,” he explained in an email.

Inside the warehouse, the dusty shelves are lined with Lionel Trains, Buddy L Trucks, and push toys in seemingly endless ... We passed a very early vintage International with solid wheels, looking ...

He loved acquiring and displaying vintage pressed-steel toys, especially Buddy ‘L ... of the most complete assemblages of early Buddy ‘L’ trucks ever to come to market, including doored ...

He made automobile fenders, truck and farm-implement ... for PBS' "Antiques Roadshow," vintage toy collector, dealer and auction promoter. "Buddy L was really hot about 10 years ago.

The first Buddy L toy was a miniature truck of pressed steel based on an ... Examples of the market for antique Buddy L toys range from the green passenger bus with bench seats and movable doors ...

The Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum opened for the season Saturday, May 3, in Bay County. The museum features one of the world’s largest collections of toy trucks, many of which feature first ...