The tanker truck is similar to the model Hess released in 1968. “But the box says ‘Home Office: Woodbridge, (New Jersey)’ on the end.” “It’s not that the truck is valuable,” Patterson said. And it’s all because of a few words written on the front panel of the box’s lid. 1969 Hess ‘woodbridge’ Tanker TruckĪccording to Patterson, this truck typically commands a higher price than any other Hess truck. “A lot of times that gets ruined because people would pick up the box from the top and the base would drop out from the bottom and ruin the box,” Patterson said.Ī “Red Velvet” truck, complete with a box in excellent condition, can be worth about $3,500. But the change – a one-year aberration – proved problematic.
Hess altered its packaging in 1967 by placing its toy trucks in a “red velvet” base that also served as the bottom of its cardboard box. The box is the only thing that adds value to this toy truck.
