In 1921, Moline Pressed Steel began producing three styles of toy trucks, using his son’s nickname, Buddy L. In 1922, Lundahl exhibited his toys at the New York Toy Fair.

For serious collectors, the limited edition, finely wrought Hess toy trucks are each holiday season’s real hot wheels. They’ve got people flocking to Hess gas stations, filling up not on fuel ...

For 60 years, Hess trucks have become a holiday tradition often passed down from generation to generation. Collectors have made many of the toys’ values skyrocket.

The company became Tonka Toys Incorporated in 1955, and the rest is history.Today, many vintage Tonka toys are worth some ...

The collector's truck is separate from the annual Hess Toy Truck, which will cost $33.99 and be announced on Nov. 1. The 2017 holiday Hess truck was a dump truck and loader.

One collectors’ community is the Hess Toy Truck Collector’s Forum, a Facebook group with more than 3,000 followers. Its founders, James Galdo and Frank Zottola, met online in search of ...

Hess on June 1, 2023, released a special edition 25th Anniversary Mini Toy Truck Collection that includes three trucks, free standard shipping and free batteries for $34.99.

Part of Mike Roberto's Hess Collection - Mike Roberto. The Hess Toy Truck has also become a popular collector's item as the unique gifts are only sold the year they are released.

Marge Sadusky, of Shenandoah Heights, and Charles Dzuranin, of Pottsville, are among the many Hess Toy Truck collectors. Among Sadusky’s collection is a 1978 Olympic Training Van still in the box.

The $41.99 collector's item even includes nine Energizer batteries. The $41.99 collector's item even includes nine Energizer batteries. ... Hess Toy Truck General Manager said in a statement.

The Hess Truck is here — in its 60th year: How the beloved toy that originally cost $1 turned into a collector’s craze New Jersey's John Howard is an avid Hess truck collector.