- The first Hess truck that came out in 1964 was released two years in a row in 1964 and 1965.
- Technically speaking the 1966 Hess Voyager is the second Hess Truck since the first one was released twice. In fact the Hess Voyager isn't a truck at all, it's a tanker ship.
- 1968 and 1969 were the same truck with the exception of Woodbridge replaced Perth Amboy on the back of the 69 box
- The 1970 Hess Fire Truck was released twice as well in 1971.
- There wasn't a Hess Truck in 1973.
- 1972's Hess Tanker Truck is basically the same as the 1974 version with the exception of the round trailer feet.
- There wasn't a Hess Truck in 1979
- 1981 did not have a Hess Truck either
- 1982 and 83 were the same truck
- 1984's truck was the first bank
- 1985 is a reissue of 1982 and 83's truck but as a bank
- There has been 4 Banks released starting in 1984 and ending in 1987
- 2 have been helicopters, the first was in 2001 and 2012 respectively
- 2 have been cars, 1993 and 2009
- The first Hess Mini truck came out in 1998 and was a replica of the 1990 Hess Tanker truck and sold out in a day.
- 1990 was the last year for a tanker truck.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Hess Truck Facts
Since it's the Holiday season, I thought that I would write about the Hess toy truck. So I compiled a list of facts about the trucks from over the years.
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