Collecting die cast and other types of toy trucks is a popular hobby. These books will help you identify and buy desirable toy cars and trucks, and appraise your existing collection.
1. O'Brien's Collecting Toy Cars and Trucks
Vintage toy cars and trucks are arranged alphabetically. Over three hundred manufacturers are included in this 640-page price guide. You'll find more than 2,500 photographs of collectible toy cars and trucks, with sixteen pages of color plates. A great guide that helps you identify and price your vintage toy autos.
2. Tonka Trucks, 1947-1963
This book helps you identify and price vintage Tonka Trucks. Published in 1996, the price guide may be a little dated, but the book does a great job of helping Tonka Truck collectors date and identify their trucks. Individual vehicles, sets, and accessories are included, and the author points out which items are more difficult to find. Plenty of color photographs. By Don DeSalle.
3. Collecting Dinky Toys
Dinky Toys are British-made toy vehicles that were produced from 1934 to 1979. This book lists all the Dinky Toys, which included cars, trucks, buses, ships, construction vehicles, military vehicles, and all of the related accessores. More than 1,500 vehicles are covered, with listings that show dates of manufacture, available colors, and current values. Hundreds of color photos.4. Today's Hottest Die-Cast Vehicles
A guide to die cast vehicles past and present that includes Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightning, Racing Champions, Matchbox, Racing Champions, Tootsietoys, Corgi, and many others. Over 4,000 vehicles are discussed and thousands more prices are given. Hundreds of photos. This book will help you evaluate your die cast collection and choose new autos to add to it. By Elizabeth Stephan.5. Standard Catalog of Die Cast Vehicles
Find photos and more than 5,000 listings of popular current and vintage die-cast vehicles. Corgi, Johnny Lightning, Matchbox, Hot Wheels, Racing Champions, Tootsietoys, Dinky, GMP, Kyosho, Eagle, and more toy manufacturers are included. Find detailed descriptions for each vehicle listed, plus pricing for multiple condition grades. Plenty of photos to help you identify vehicles.