Block 1:

Inset = 3 play-starter accessory sets ($1 each at Dollar Tree)

A. Skipper Babysitters Inc. - 2018 - Mattel #FHY80

B. Breakfast playset - 2018 - Mattel #FXG28

C. Pet Puppy playset - 2018 - Mattel #FHY70

January Birthstone Mini-Teddybear by Russ Berrie

(reference: www.treasurebears.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&am...)

*one of the Barbies has already talked him out of his tiny "garnet" necklace. ;-)

Lisette - 2004 Barbie - Hallmark Ornament

Fashion Model Collection

Pristine in original box, complete with stand

Block 2:

Disney Store Princess Cinderella

2018 - Disney Classic Princess Collection

(reference: www.ebay.com/itm/DISNEY-STORE-PRINCESS-CINDERELLA-W-RING-...)

*I don't know why her previous "mommy" chopped off her bangs :-/

**Thanks to wherespjbeen (and Rachel) for this ID**

White gown = Heavenly Holidays

(originally a 7-piece Barbie fashion ensemble)

1982 - Mattel #4277

(the red ribbon detail in my pic is NOT original)

** note ** a few weeks later, I came upon the red velvet over-skirt to go with this - so lucky!

The Super Models Keep Fit Musical Exercise Bike

with Articulated Doll

Vtg 1998/1999 - Toy Concepts #8716

**Thanks to Hunter Tomlin for help with the vintage**

In box, with original accessories

Musical & Mechanical peddling device still functional

(she looks like a clone of "Betty Teen Gloria Doll by Tong")

Block 3:

MHS Dress =

2009 - Frankie Stein / Dawn of the Dance

Bodysuit = Ken Ice / Capades

1989-90 - Mattel #7375

*I have temporarily pinned this up for a better "Barbie fit" -

not sure if I will alter it permanently

Nikki - Surf's Up Beach

2008 - Mattel #L9547

** 1990 Asha sculpt

Her previous mommy really mangled her hair with a WILD chop job - I have it styled into a comb-over for now.

"Fur" Coat =

1980 Golden Dream Barbie #3533

Special issue W/Fur Coat

(reference: www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-1980-golden-dream-barb...)

Holiday Sparkle Barbie

2011 - Mattel #V4415

(dressed in a clone gown)

** 1998 CEO / Generation Girl sculpt

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Features

• Features all British & European truck manufacturers of the decade

• Highlights changes in legislation and buying patterns

• Demonstrates the decline of British truck manufacturing

• Highlights the emergence of European manufacturers as trendsetters

• Examines amalgamations and take-overs

• Previously unpublished images of all key model types

Description

This book takes a fresh look at a period in trucking history when power, weight and comfort increased dramatically. However, whilst this revolution was taking place, many manufacturers were struggling to find the money to keep pace with competitors, and by the end of the decade many were being consigned to the history books.

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Caption: The Albion Chieftain was popular with general haulage contractors across the UK.

(Courtesy Dave Gothard).

Image taken from British and European Trucks of the 1970s by Colin Peck.

The 1970s witnessed more changes to the trucking industry in Europe than any previous decade. Whilst European truck builders had been developing powerful vehicles capable of operating at between 35 to 38 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW), and equipped with comfortable sleeper cabs for long haul international journeys, in the UK the truck builders were playing catch up.

The ’70s witnessed a number of amalgamations, mergers and take-overs that would change the face of the pan-European trucking industry. It saw the birth of the infamous British Leyland empire, which was to have far-reaching and disastrous consequences for all the manufacturers it engulfed. In the face of booming sales of European heavyweights, both Ford and Bedford launched heavyweight models aimed at this key sector, but like most other British truck manufacturers, it was too little too late ...

A unique account of a turbulent period in trucking history.

Models covered:

UK manufacturers: AEC, Albion, Argyle, Atkinson, Bedford, BMC, Commer, Dennis, Dennison, Dodge, ERF, Foden, Ford, Guy, Leyland, Scammel, Shelvoke & Drewry, Thornycroft, Unipower

European manufacturers: Barreiros, Berliet, Berna, DAF, Faun, Fiat – Iveco, Ginaf, Henschell, Kaelble, Liaz, Magirus-Deutz, M.A.N, Mercedes- Benz, MOL, OAF, Saurer, Saviem, RABA, Renualt, Scania, Sisu, Skoda, Steyr, Terberg, Tatra, Unic

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