HESS TOY TRUCKS

1977 Hess Tanker Truck - Rare Black Switch

Original Cost: $2.49
Manufactured: Unknown
SKU# H1977BS-13

• 1977 & 1978 Hess trucks both have 1977 in Roman numerals on the battery cover.
• Difference between the 1977 & 1978 is the size of the rear decal.
• 1977 decal is 1″ X 1 ½” and the 1978 is 7/8″ x 1 ½.”
• This year truck had more chrome than prior years.
• Working head and taillights and removable hose.
• Battery compartment is clean and all the lights are in working order.
• Box is in excellent condition with a small dent/puncture on the top (see pic). Complete with both top & bottom inserts plus battery card.
• End of the box reads: Made in Hong Kong “Amerada Hess Corporation Woodridge, New Jersey 07095”. There is no writing on the other end of the box.
• When the boxes were produced the word Woodbridge was mispelled as Woodridge.
  
• The truck measures approximately 14″ in length and has the rare “black switch” as opposed to the normal red switch that you find on almost all of them.
• There was no truck issued in 1979 due to the gas shortage.

Truck - Mint / Box - 9.9 Condition