 |
The
1998 Collectible |
| of
the Year honors |
| the
re-introduction |
| of
the Zippo car. |
| During
the late1940s |
| and
early 50s |
| the
Zippo Car won |
| America's
heart, |
| appearing
in parades, |
| expos,
and fairs |
| in
all 48 states. |
| It
disappeared under |
| mysterious |
| circumstances |
| in
the early 1970's. |
| In
1996, Zippo |
| commissioned |
| a
replica of the |
| original
Zippo car, |
| and
in 1998 |
| the
second Chrysler Saratoga - New Yorker, complete with two
giant lighters with
two |
| "flames"
stretching above the roof line, was unveiled at the Zippo/Case
Visitors Center. |
|
| The
Zippo Car commemorative features a brushed chrome lighter
with pewter emblem |
| replicas
of the Zippo car on the lower half of the case, and its
original Bradford, |
| Pennsylvania
"ZIPPO" license plate on the lid. The
commemorative set includes |
| a
pewter "ZIPPO" license plate key ring, and is
packaged in a custom tin |
| depicting
nostalgic scenes of the many places visited by the car. |
|
