Playcraft Highways Set #2!! Pre Aurora Vibrator!! MIB!! Never Out Of Box! 1st HO Race Set Ever Made! Perfect!!! Start Price USD 1,500.00 Current Price USD 1,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 Location Connellsville, PA See more about 'Playcraft Highways Set #2!! Pre Aurora Vibrator!! MIB!!' Description Playcraft Electric Highways Set No. 2! First HO Race Set Ever Made!! Never Out Of Box! Fifty Years Old But Still Brand New! Perfect!! Car #1: [#3101 Jaguar XK-140 Open Sports Car] Car #2: [#3102 Mercedes-Benz Open Sports Car] This May Be Your Only Chance To Own This Set In This Condition! Extremely Rare! Will Be Shipped Via FedEx W/ Insurance! ---History Of Playcraft Toys Ltd.--- Derek Brand, An Englishman, Invented The Original AC Powered Vibrator Motor And Cars For Playcraft Toys Ltd. [In England] Back In The Late 1950s. No Company In The U.S. Could Satisfy Requirements For A License To Manufacture The Model Motoring System. Instead, The HO Slot System License Was First Sold To British Metoys, Playcraft Division In London. Playcraft Highways Model Motoring Was Short-Lived As A Product In England For A Couple Of Reasons. In 1959, At A Hobby And Toy Expo [In England], Aurora Executives Saw The Product, And Realized There Was A Future In It In The U.S. Market. Aurora Then Bought The Rights To The Model Motoring Line, Kept The Name, And In 1960, Began To Market Sets In The U.S. Playcraft Still Sold The Highways System In England, But The Country Was Dominated By 1/32 Scale Slot Cars And The HO Scale Never Took Hold. After A Few Years, Playcraft Stopped Making Sets...       Place a Bid!