Early orange version of the Spacex Forklift 7 at right, which subsequently was changed to dark blue as shown at the rear. Golden Astronaut Lift Loader at left, which only appeared in that colour.
Size
Length
Width
Height
75 mm
37 mm
50 mm
2 15/16 in
1 7/16 in
1 15/16 in
Features
Loading platform can be raised and lowered
Variations
Known
- Orange Forklift 7, no trademark
- Orange Forklift 7, trademarked
- Blue Forklift 7, no trademark
- Blue Forklift 7, trademarked
- Blue Lift Loader, trademarked
Possible
- Blue Lift Loader, no trademark
As a note, the design registration document for the Forklift (linked below) is dated 22 August 1969 and already shows a version with the trademark.
Prototypes & Mockups
Spacex card back photograph (upper picture) shows a pale-blue Forklift 7 fitted with five-spoked wheel hubs and a red dashboard. The black of the wheel is visible through the holes between the spokes. The pale-blue colour and red dashboard may be from mould test-shots using differently coloured plastic.
Multiple Toymakers catalogues show a vehicle in a similar lighter shade of blue on a mock-up card (lower picture).
Packaging
Spacex
Golden Astronaut
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Origin
A(n alien) forklift hovercraft from a Fireball XLS-5 episode by Mike Noble, published in TV21 magazine #97 of 26 November 1966.
Registered Design/Design Patent
Copies & Clones
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