Toy car
Zaptoys
Category
Toys
Date
2007
Materials
Plastic, metal, paper and cardboard
Measurements
Car –178 mm (length); 95 mm (width); 75 mm (height without antenna); 340 mm (approx. height with antenna), Box –278 mm (length); 120 mm (width); 100 mm (height), Transmitter -90 mm (width); 90 mm (height without antenna); 490 mm (approx. height with antenna); 50 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Tresham Road, 3, Orton Southgate, Peterborough
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663059
Summary
A remote-control toy Mini Cooper S car with original box (2007). It is red with a white roof, white door mirrors, black trim along the lowers edge and black 'tinted' windows. Other details are picked out in silver-coloured paint. Protruding from a hole near the back of the roof is a black and grey plastic-covered metal wire antenna which is mostly covered with a translucent yellow plastic tube. The wheels are made from silver-coloured plastic with black plastic tyres. The front wheels are 'steerable'. The underside of the car is made from black plastic and has a compartment with a sliding lid for the battery and a small 'on off' switch. Between the front wheels is the handle for adjusting the steering. There are also various sticky labels which contain safety information and '27MHz'. The transmitter consists of a black plastic box which is mainly flat and rectangular. At each side, on the top, is a control knob. The one on the left moves up and down and the one on the right moves from right to left. Between them is a small knob, labelled with a small sticker as 'OFF ON'. Below these is a sticker printed in white and green with 'ZAP SYSTEM'. Protruding from the centre of the top edge is a long antenna made from fine silver-coloured wire which ends in a loop. On the back is a compartment with a sliding lid, for the battery and various sticky labels which contain safety information and '27MHz'. The box is made from a single sheet of colour-printed cardboard folded into shape. On a dark blue background are photographs of the car, 'MEGA MOTORS' logos and a list of the car's features. Inside is a folded piece of white faced cardboard to which the car was originally fastened. The box also contains a guarantee, instructions and the plastic-covered wire and screws which originally held the car in place. Total number of items is 9.
Provenance
Purchased for the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Sue J. Fraser (Collections Assistant) in August 2007.
Makers and roles
Zaptoys, maker