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The Chevrolet Astrovette, item number 5850, dated 1969. This is a special set that included six pylons (instead of four) along with the punch-out street signs shown below. I've only seen this car and the Mark IV come in the six pylon configuration.

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The Buick Century Cruiser, item number 5855, dated 1969.

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The Buick Century Cruiser, in the newer box configuration, item number 5855, dated 1970. Note that the plastic program cards are now embossed instead of printed and are from Hong Kong instead of Japan.

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The Chrysler Charger III, item number 5860, dated 1969.

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The Mark IV Ford, item number 5865, dated 1969.

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The Customized Volkswagen Bug, item number 5832.16, dated 1970. I have most of the street signs but none of the stickers. The Bug and Dune Buggy were both available either boxed with a chassis or as a add-on body kit (shown below). Note that this box insert is a replacement from another car--it should be light orange.

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The accessories included the instruction booklet (two shown here), an offer to get six additional program cards (none of my copies have them), the road signs, and pylons.

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Each kit came with six plastic program strips and ten cardboard blanks one could use to make their own programs. The body kits also came with their own extra strips in black cardboard, one of which is shown here.

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Here are the six strips you could get if you sent a dollar and the coupon shown above. Thanks to Jeff D for the picture of his strips which I've never owned.

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The Dune Buggy is Item 5830 and the Mustang Funnycar is Item 5831, both dated 1970. Each appears to have 3 black cardboard strips and three cut your own.

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The VW Bug is Item 5832 and the Stingray Special is Item 5833, both dated 1970. Each appears to have 3 black cardboard strips and three cut your own.

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Here are original strips from the VW Bug Kit.

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Here are original strips from the Mustang Funnycar Body Kit.

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It was also possible to buy just a chassis should you need one. Note that the three black cardboard strips appear to be the same ones as in the VW Bug Kit. Item 5845 dated 1970.

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Here are my copies of all eight cars. Note that I'm missing the snap-on slicks for my Stingray.

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Here is an interesting car, the Chrysler Charger III with custom paint. I'm guessing that this was a fan/home paint job and not something that came from the Hasbro factory, particularly since the car is clear coated.

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This incredibly rare find is a prototype body and chassis. The chassis is clear plexiglass and takes a thinner strip to turn the wheels and presumably switch from forward to neutral to reverse. The chassis does not work so I can't be sure. The Mark IV body is very special in that it is made of painted, hand-carved wood. It is quite a bit thicker than the plastic bodies eventually produced and instead of having decals, the stripes, numbers and lettering are painted on. Lots of parts on the bottom are pieces of wood, plexiglas and brass glued to the wooden body. Though the body is stained/dirty and missing one of the mirrors and some of the glued in parts from the bottom, it is still so very, very cool.