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The 1960s/1970s
Eidai

Eidai Mac's Car in box - green version

MAC'S CAR
(EIDAI GRIP CHARACTER SERIES NO. 8)
© T.F.C.

Continuing on from their range of vehicles from Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, the Eidai Corporation of Japan manufactured a tiny version of Mac's Car around 1973.

It may have been small (about 3" long), but it still featured wings that opened at the touch of a button.

Eidai Mac's Car - green version
Eidai Mac's Car in box - red version Numbered 8 in the series, the toy was available in red, green and blue.

A later Eidai Grip repackaging (No.6, G-400) seems to be only available in blue - unless you know different. The box art for this version ties in with its Thunderbirds predecessors - it even has the word "Thunderbird" (sic) emblazoned on the box, together with images of Thunderbirds 1, 2 and 4 (which for some reason has changed colour and turned into a hovercraft).

Certain images courtesy of Terry Harle.

Made in Japan.

Eidai Grip No.6 (G-400)

Last modified 31 October 2005