[AT] Spec Cast Tractors

[Jim and Lyn Evans]

Both Scale Model and Spec Cast toys are made in the US.  They are locally
owned companies.  RC2 (Racing Champions -Ertl) is a public corporation,
committed to keeping stockholders happy with high profits.  Because of that,
all toys are made overseas.

The latest Toy Farmer that I just received yesterday had a nice article on
my dad, Dean Evans.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:56 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Spec Cast Tractors

China seems to be making most of the Ertl toys now. I just checked the boxes
of the latest two that I bought. (Case 1170 and 1470 Black Knight collectors
editions) Both said made in China.

Ralph in Sask.
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/lgoff/latestpage.html
----- Original Message -----
From: LeRoy Price III <leroy_price3 at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Spec Cast Tractors


>
> > Besides being the location of the Field of Dreams and also the 
> >Farmtek guys, Dyersville, Iowa is the home of Ertl, Spec Cast and the 
> >last I knew, a smaller toy operation run by another of the Ertl's.  
> >Dyersville is not hard to get to and is only a short ways north of 
> >Davenport and Moline. Lucille and I stopped in Dyersville and took 
> >the plant tour of the toy making operation about 20 years ago. Back 
> >then, I had the feeling they were already looking to the Orient for a 
> >source of cheaper toys. I wonder now how many toys are still made in 
> >Iowa?
> >
> >Cecil
>
> I highly doubt much would be made in Iowa anymore.  Initially Korea 
> was a hot spot for the Toy Train manufacturers and now even there 
> labor is getting high there so into China they went.  Low costs make 
> more porfits.  I see that there is toy tractors being made in 
> Argentina by another company, the name doesn't come to mind at the 
> moment.
>
> LeRoy
>
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