Category:Car Construction Sets
Primus Motor Chassis Outfit [image info]
1927: Structo Auto Builder [image info]
1936: Märklin Racing Car Constriction Sets [image info]
1939: Meccano Motor Car Constructor [image info]
1958: Shackleton/Abbey-Corinthian Foden Lorry [image info]
Car, lorry and other road vehicle construction sets.
This category is specifically for construction sets that can be put together and taken apart again, as opposed to car kits (like Airfix kits), which are usually intended to only be made once.
Historical significance
Car construction sets were a significant toy theme in the 1930s, as they had a strong education aspect: putting a car together and taking it apart again taught children about the parts of motor cars and how they were built and worked (the principle of having a basic chassis, with motor, steering and a differential gearbox, fitted with different bodywork for different purposes).
In a time when it was still feasible for small "cottage industry" businesses and bicycle shops to build their own cars that were comparable to the output of the larger large carmakers, and business users were happy to have the coachwork for a van or lorry bodywork built for their purposes by local craftsmen, knowing exactly how a car was put together could potentially allow a child a new career path. If the child had a technical inclination, and their imagination was captured by building and rebuilding a car construction set's chassis, and perhaps making their own bodywork out of wood, metal or cardboard, it could potentially lead to them one day having their own business.
As carmaking became more centralised and industrialised, and building cars increasingly became a "factory job", demand for these sets fell away.
Subcategories
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
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- Meccano Mechanised Army (1 P, 6 F)
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor (8 P, 42 F)
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor No1 Outfits (1 P, 10 F)
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor No2 Outfits (1 P, 12 F)
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- Shackleton Toys (3 P, 5 F)
- Structo Auto Builder (3 F)
Pages in category ‘Car Construction Sets’
The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Media in category ‘Car Construction Sets’
The following 84 files are in this category, out of 84 total.
- Armoured Car Body, for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1108G (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 2,112 × 2,329; 2.29 MB
- Army Set models, Meccano (MBoM4 1978).jpg 1,200 × 834; 882 KB
- Building your own motor cars, p776 (MM 1932-10).jpg 1,204 × 1,617; 490 KB
- Building your own motor cars, p777 (MM 1932-10).jpg 1,605 × 2,156; 690 KB
- Car Construction Sets, Märklin (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 3,000 × 1,559; 2.09 MB
- Chassis for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1101C (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 4,022 × 1,632; 3.17 MB
- Chassis, for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1101C (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 2,451 × 2,053; 3.07 MB
- Clockwork Motor, for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1109M (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 1,245 × 1,349; 878 KB
- Colouring-in sheet - Meccano Car.jpg 3,508 × 2,482; 889 KB
- Combat Set models, Meccano (MBoM4 1978).jpg 1,200 × 844; 888 KB
- Dyson 8-Ton Trailer, box (Shackleton Toys).jpg 2,500 × 1,154; 2.13 MB
- Foden FG6 Lorry, box (Shackleton Models).jpg 2,500 × 833; 1.38 MB
- Foden FG6 Tipper Lorry, box (Shackleton Models).jpg 2,500 × 1,022; 1.81 MB
- Foden Lorry, Abbey-Corinthian (MM 1958-01).jpg 713 × 1,053; 144 KB
- Foden Lorry, Dyson Trailer - Abbey Corinthian (MM 1958-10).jpg 1,492 × 2,144; 417 KB
- Grand Prix Special (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 2).jpg 2,556 × 1,077; 375 KB
- Green clockwork Tourer (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 2).jpg 3,000 × 1,200; 430 KB
- Light Six Speed Car (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 2).jpg 2,556 × 1,065; 338 KB
- Light Sports Two-Seater (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 2).jpg 2,556 × 1,065; 394 KB
- Marklin 'constructor' motor car.jpg 1,024 × 768; 457 KB
- Meccano Company Inc, chassis (PopM 1917-11).jpg 656 × 892; 145 KB
- Meccano Garage (MCat 1934).jpg 1,600 × 835; 305 KB
- Meccano Mechanised Army (HamleyCat 1939).jpg 2,075 × 1,966; 1.56 MB
- Meccano Mechanised Army (MM 1939-11).jpg 1,186 × 1,600; 519 KB
- Meccano Mechanised Army Outfit (MM 1940-07).jpg 2,232 × 3,000; 2.2 MB
- Meccano Mechanised Army Outfit (MM 1941-01).jpg 1,202 × 1,600; 404 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor (MM 1932-08).jpg 1,177 × 1,600; 398 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor (MM 1933-09).jpg 1,182 × 1,600; 410 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor (MM 1933-10).jpg 1,188 × 1,600; 515 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor (MM 1935-06).jpg 1,156 × 1,582; 376 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor (MM 1935-08).jpg 1,172 × 1,600; 437 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor (MM 1939-04).jpg 2,408 × 3,122; 894 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor (MM 1939-12).jpg 915 × 1,200; 200 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor Outfits fullpage (MM 1936-10).jpg 1,204 × 1,617; 385 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor, double-page spread (MM 1933-09).jpg 3,000 × 2,022; 1.14 MB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor, double-page spread (MM 1933-10).jpg 3,000 × 1,994; 1.15 MB
- Meccano Motor Car Constructor, shop point-of-sale sign.jpg 1,600 × 1,569; 445 KB
- Meccano Motor Car Outfit No1 (1939 catalogue).jpg 685 × 837; 77 KB
- Meccano Motor Car, box end.jpg 2,200 × 1,795; 746 KB
- Meccano non-constructional Sports Car (MM 1936-06).jpg 1,166 × 1,526; 292 KB
- Meccano Two-Seater Car, Instructions (1934).jpg 1,342 × 1,600; 911 KB
- Meccano Two-Seater Sports Car (MCat 1934).jpg 2,400 × 1,039; 468 KB
- Meccano Two-Seater Sports Car (non-constructional) (1939 catalogue).jpg 993 × 671; 114 KB
- Mercedes-Benz SSK, clockwork, front (Märklin-Metallbaukästen 1103).jpg 3,000 × 1,687; 3.17 MB
- MMCC No1 example 01 (MM 1933-09).jpg 1,394 × 693; 111 KB
- MMCC No1 example 02 (MM 1933-09).jpg 1,394 × 693; 99 KB
- MMCC No1 example 03 (MM 1933-09).jpg 1,394 × 693; 98 KB
- MMCC No2 example 01 (MM 1933-09).jpg 1,394 × 693; 108 KB
- MMCC No2 example 02 (MM 1933-09).jpg 1,394 × 693; 121 KB
- MMCC No2 example 03 (MM 1933-09).jpg 1,394 × 693; 111 KB
- Motor Car and Garage, Primus Model 311 (PrimusCat 1923-12).jpg 3,000 × 1,397; 827 KB
- Motor Car Building With Primus (PrimusCat 1923-12).jpg 1,419 × 1,600; 358 KB
- Motor Car Chassis, Primus Model No 209 (PrimusCat 1923-12).jpg 3,000 × 2,485; 1.16 MB
- Motor Car Constructor Outfit No1 (MCat 1934).jpg 2,200 × 1,601; 780 KB
- Motor Car Constructor Outfit No2 (MCat 1934).jpg 2,000 × 1,461; 718 KB
- Motor Transport Wagon, Primus Model No 202 (PrimusCat 1923-12).jpg 3,000 × 1,251; 670 KB
- Motor Van, Primus Model No 132 (PrimusCat 1923-12).jpg 2,412 × 3,000; 1.15 MB
- Märklin range of toys, promotional artwork (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 3,372 × 2,158; 4.68 MB
- Petrol Truck Body, for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1106T (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 2,417 × 2,233; 2.3 MB
- Primus Motor Chassis Outfit (BL-B 1924-10).jpg 2,815 × 1,531; 461 KB
- Pullman-Limousine Body, for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1104PN (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 2,014 × 2,198; 2.19 MB
- Racing Body, for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1107R (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 2,020 × 2,042; 1.95 MB
- Racing Car Construction Set, Märklin 1133A (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 2,532 × 2,145; 2.4 MB
- Racing Car Construction Sets, Märklin (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 4,411 × 1,869; 2.44 MB
- Racing Car, constructional, red, Märklin 1133 MR (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 1,698 × 1,019; 525 KB
- Racing Car, constructional, silver, Märklin 1133 MAL (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 1,700 × 1,069; 566 KB
- Road Racer (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 1-3).jpg 1,600 × 647; 180 KB
- Rotating Motor Chassis, Meccano Display Model 57-16 (MDM 1957).jpg 2,002 × 1,943; 620 KB
- Saloon Coupe (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 1-2).jpg 1,600 × 690; 155 KB
- Sports Tourer (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 1-4).jpg 1,600 × 659; 196 KB
- Sports Tourer (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 2).jpg 2,556 × 1,070; 398 KB
- Sports Tourer with Hood (Meccano Motor Car Constructor 1-1).jpg 1,600 × 639; 166 KB
- Streamline Body, for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1103StN (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 2,013 × 2,223; 2.16 MB
- Structo Auto Builder 12 (MM 1927-12).jpg 1,200 × 580; 381 KB
- Structo Auto Builder, box (MM 1927-12).jpg 1,387 × 1,550; 767 KB
- Structo Auto-Builder, graphic (1927).jpg 900 × 780; 291 KB
- The Steering Gear, Primus Engineering motor cars (PrimusCat 1923-12).jpg 3,061 × 1,797; 975 KB
- Touring Coupe, Primus Model No 211 (PrimusCat 1923-12).jpg 3,000 × 2,091; 1.2 MB
- Truck Body, for Car Construction Set, Märklin 1105L (MarklinCat 1936).jpg 2,153 × 2,146; 1.95 MB
- Two-Seater Sports Car (Meccano non-constructional) (MM 1936-10).jpg 767 × 1,007; 219 KB
- Ubilda Racing Car (GamCat 1932).jpg 1,371 × 1,341; 295 KB
- Ubilda Saloon Car (GamCat 1932).jpg 1,374 × 1,596; 296 KB
- War Department Wagon, Primus Model No 210 (PrimusCat 1923-12).jpg 3,000 × 2,802; 1.35 MB