Between the headlights and the bantam-like sides, this looks like a Bantam-inspired toy to me.

“Offered is a vintage, 1950’s “Thomas Toys,” military police jeep w/ rare trailer. Trailer is the real value here, no doubt. Chief is approximately 4 inches and overall length while trailer is approximately 3.5″ in overall length. Jeep is missing siren, windshield, figures etc….
Trailer is intact and has seen little, if any use.
Colors are vibrant.
The only discrepancy is that One of four plastic tabs that hold the axle in place are broken. Please see photograph”

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Jan’s Victory Toy Jeep

Jan contacted me about a toy his father picked up in Maastricht (Netherlands) at the end of WWII. He didn’t know the history of the toy and asked if I knew. I didn’t know either, but after some research, I learned this toy was called a victory toy and made in the Netherlands following their liberation in WWII. However, what’s not clear is who manufactured these toys. Was it “Victory Toys” or were these ‘victory toys’ made by a manufacturer not of that name?

Victory Toy jeeps and soldiers from the Netherlands. These were part of an auction in 2011. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18798/lot/1090/

You can learn more information at these links:

• Here’s a post with a variety of photos that suggests this is a Victory Toy jeep: http://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=60&id=89324&Itemid=0
• This post also suggests these were made by Victory Toys in the Netherlands http://gobidnow.blogspot.com
• I found a pic associated with that post thanks to google, but the pic no longer shows up on the post: http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=141270

Here are a couple more jeeps

Interesting little toy, but somehow the shipping costs one and a half times the cost of the jeep??? Why pay for expedited shipping?

“HERE IS AN AWESOME 1975 CHUCK WAGON JEEP IN SUPER CONDITION IT IS 100% COMPLETE ALL PIECES ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE THE STICKER DECALS WERE ALREADY PLACED ON THE TOYS THE BOX IS IMMACULATE AND THE TRUCK SWEET NEEDS A BIT OF DUSTING OFF AND 1 HEADLIGHT DECAL IS LIFTING A BIT PERFECT SIZE FOR USING WITH BIG JIM, G.I. JOE, ETC”

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Marc spotted this one.

“GREAT VINTAGE STRUCTO TOYS RIDE ON TRUCK, WILLYS JEEP, IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, SOMEONE HAS PAINTED IT TO RESEMBLE A JEEP FROM THE MASH 4077 UNIT. HAS A STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN REAR, STEERING WHEEL NEEDS PAINTING, MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL NOT FASTENED TO STEERING ROD, JUST SITS ON TOP.BUT WORKS NICELY, STEERING WORKS GREAT, A VERY COOL SOLID STEEL TOY RIDE ON WILLYS JEEP GREAT FOR ANY COLLECTION. ***A GREAT LOOKING WILLYS JEEP, VERY DUSTY FROM STORAGE BUT LOOKS GREAT IN PERSON, VERY COOL, VERY UNUSUAL, WON’T SEE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE ANYTIME SOON….***MEASURES ALMOST 26 INCHES LONG AND ABOUT 11 INCHES WIDE. GUESSING AROUND 1940s-50s”

UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $45.

I thought this was a neat idea. A jeep toy box.

“Fun jeep shaped toy storage space made of heavy plywood.”