Tuf-Tots

About 1968 or 1969, Lone Star introduced smaller, approximately two inch long vehicles of various scales called "Tuf-Tots" that were simple cast vehicles without opening parts, similar in concept to the small Tootsietoys. There were four cars, sixteen trucks, and a couple of other vehicles offered. Cars were a Citroen DS convertible, a '68 Dodge Dart, a Corvette Stingray, and a Mercedes-Benz 280 SL.

1. The first series were all convertibles with plastic drivers in different colours.
2. The second series had no driver, rather a plastic black roof.
3. Some vehicles of the series were re-released in the mid-1980s as brightly coloured "Zippy Zoomers"
4. Others, like the DS convertible were used by Microlink Industries of Wales in a series named "Mokes" which were tied to a comic book storyline.

Initially the models were issued with 3 digit numbers, later they got a "2" in front of them:

• 2601 Esso Tanker
• 2602 Citroen Sports
• 2603 Stingray Sports
• 2604 Dodge Dart Sports
• 2605 Mercedes Sports
• 2606 "TT" Tow Truck
• 2607 Big L Dump Truck
• 2608 "Herts Farm" Jeep & Trailer
• 2609 M Autos Truck with Pumps
• 2610 L.S. Construction Truck
• 2611 Express Freight Truck
• 2612 Apache Low Loader
• 2613 Speedboat & Trailer
• 2614 City Refuse Truck
• 2615 Cement Mixer
• 2616 Milk Delivery Truck
• 2617 Horse Box Truck
• 2618 Waste Disposal Truck
• 619 Citroen DS
• 620 Chevrolet Corvette StingRay
• 621 Dodge Dart
• 622 Mercedes 280 SL
• 623 London Bus
• 624 Fire Engine
• 625 Caravan
• 626 Circus Cage Truck
• 627 Earth Mover

About 1968 or 1969, Lone Star introduced smaller, approximately two inch long vehicles of various scales called "Tuf-Tots" that were simple cast vehicles without opening parts, similar in concept to the small Tootsietoys. There were four cars, sixteen trucks, and a couple of other vehicles offered. Cars were a Citroen DS convertible, a '68 Dodge Dart, a Corvette Stingray, and a Mercedes-Benz 280 SL.

1. The first series were all convertibles with plastic drivers in different colours.
2. The second series had no driver, rather a plastic black roof.
3. Some vehicles of the series were re-released in the mid-1980s as brightly coloured "Zippy Zoomers"
4. Others, like the DS convertible were used by Microlink Industries of Wales in a series named "Mokes" which were tied to a comic book storyline.

Initially the models were issued with 3 digit numbers, later they got a "2" in front of them:

• 2601 Esso Tanker
• 2602 Citroen Sports
• 2603 Stingray Sports
• 2604 Dodge Dart Sports
• 2605 Mercedes Sports
• 2606 "TT" Tow Truck
• 2607 Big L Dump Truck
• 2608 "Herts Farm" Jeep & Trailer
• 2609 M Autos Truck with Pumps
• 2610 L.S. Construction Truck
• 2611 Express Freight Truck
• 2612 Apache Low Loader
• 2613 Speedboat & Trailer
• 2614 City Refuse Truck
• 2615 Cement Mixer
• 2616 Milk Delivery Truck
• 2617 Horse Box Truck
• 2618 Waste Disposal Truck
• 619 Citroen DS
• 620 Chevrolet Corvette StingRay
• 621 Dodge Dart
• 622 Mercedes 280 SL
• 623 London Bus
• 624 Fire Engine
• 625 Caravan
• 626 Circus Cage Truck
• 627 Earth Mover