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28/10/2026 7:56 am
The Doepke Toy Company was started in 1947 by Charles and Fred Doepke in Okley, Ohio. The company manufactured durable, heavy-gauge pressed-steel model and construction toys that gained a reputation for remarkable mechanical realism and operational accuracy. The company closed in 1959 due to rising steel costs and competition.
They created a very accurate for the day 1953 MGTD and 1955 Jaguar XK120 in large scale, about 18 inches long.
As a Jaguar collector, I have had a few of these over the years. I traded them for other models as they were too big for regular display. They were discussed on this forum back in 2005 but images seem to have been lost. Here are several from my files. Not mine but I do not know origins. It came from the factory painted pale blue. The car model originally came as a kit with assembly instructions. I have these but will just show the title page here.
29/10/2026 12:09 am
Neat. I can only imagine the joy of a young boy getting this at Christmas time that must’ve made his year.