This rare model of an early 1960s Willys Wagon by Authenticast just sold on eBay for $184.45.
More pics of the blue one in a moment. In 2022 there was a red version for sale with an asking price of $425. I don’t know what became of that one. You can see pics at the bottom of this post.
Now, back to the blue one.
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February 13, 2022: Mike spotted this rare authenticast wagon includes an even rarer box. The starting bid price is $425 with no bids just yet (12 hours to go). The CJ-5s of the same era were going for between $100-$200 on eBay.
Were these publicly sold at dealerships or were they giveaways for Willys employees?
Steve,
An Ad on this page https://cj3b.info/Toys/Promos.html encouraged dealers to give them as gifts to customers (and employees?), but I remember a reader telling me that some were also available for purchase.
– Dave
I’d like to know what, if anything, was printed on the box top where the description, part #, etc. would normally be.