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'''Impy Toys''' diecast cars were produced by [[Lone Star]] from around 1965/1966 onwards.
'''Impy Toys''' diecast cars were produced by [[Lone Star]] from around 1965/1966 onwards. The range was a follow-up to the company's 1956 '''Roadmaster''' range.


Impy Toys (officially Lone Star '''Roadmaster Impy Super Cars''') were smaller than comparable [[Corgi Toys]] but larger than the [[Matchbox]] range, and made a point of including a range of "Corgi-type" opening doors and other features, but in a smaller size (hinted at by the "imp" in the name).
Impy Toys (officially Lone Star '''Roadmaster Impy Super Cars''') were smaller than comparable [[Corgi Toys]] range, and made a point of including a range of "Corgi-type" opening doors and other features but in a smaller size (hinted at by the "imp" in the name). When Mattel then produced their '''Hot Wheels''' range with low-friction axles, Lone Star responded with their own low-friction models, later tagged the '''Flyer''' range.
 
The attempt to give their small models "opening everything" meant that the profusion of doors and hatches with deep open clearance-spaces sometimes interrupted what would have otherwise been smooth lines – the Impies sometimes looked more "cut-up" than the Corgi equivalents, which were better at hiding their joints, partly due to their larger scale, but also due to slightly more sophisticated designwork.


{{Links}}
{{Links}}
* [http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/127-vintage-diecast/316491-lonestar-roadmaster-impy-supercars.html Lone Star Impy Supercars (hobbytalk.com)]
* [http://toysfromthepast.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/581-lone-star-roadmasters-impy-flyers.html Lone Star Impy Volvo 1800S, 1968 (toysfromthepast.blogspot.co.uk)]
* [http://www.dfwbeckett.net/LSImpy.html Impy Roadmasters, Flyers and Commercials, listing (dfwbeckett.net)]
*[http://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=261&id=83934&Itemid=0 TOPIC: Lone Star Impy Road Master & Flyer toy cars (planetdiecast.com)]
* [http://joesdiecastshack.yuku.com/reply/175836/Re-Lone-Star-Impy-Imperial#.WQIDT9rysdU Lone Star Impy, discussion (joesdiecastshack.yuku.com)]

Revision as of 15:43, 27 April 2017

Impy Toys diecast cars were produced by Lone Star from around 1965/1966 onwards. The range was a follow-up to the company's 1956 Roadmaster range.

Impy Toys (officially Lone Star Roadmaster Impy Super Cars) were smaller than comparable Corgi Toys range, and made a point of including a range of "Corgi-type" opening doors and other features but in a smaller size (hinted at by the "imp" in the name). When Mattel then produced their Hot Wheels range with low-friction axles, Lone Star responded with their own low-friction models, later tagged the Flyer range.

The attempt to give their small models "opening everything" meant that the profusion of doors and hatches with deep open clearance-spaces sometimes interrupted what would have otherwise been smooth lines – the Impies sometimes looked more "cut-up" than the Corgi equivalents, which were better at hiding their joints, partly due to their larger scale, but also due to slightly more sophisticated designwork.

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