Year: 1984 – Made in Taiwan Manufacturer: Machine Robo Series Condition: Good condition First edition vintage collectable – bootlegs Dive Dive Blue Submarine C11 Spoons Orange Forklift C12 Harley Robo White Motorcycle C13 Jeeper Creeper Army Jeep C14 Flip Top Helicopter C15 Transformers are the popular vehicle-into-robot characters today, but GoBots were the original, introduced a year before the first Transformers came out. Tonka bought the line from Bandai, originally Popy of Japan. These are five classic first edition vintage collectables: Dive Dive Blue Submarine #C11 Spoons Orange Forklift #C12 Harley Robo White Motorcycle #C13 Jeeper Creeper Army Jeep #C14 Flip Top Helicopter #C15 Each GoBot is like a puzzle and takes some figuring out to make them work. These are fairly intricate and clever designs, making them very collectable. This set is unnamed, usually referred to as “Robo Series” GoBots. This set has been used and played with minimally. The Flip Top Helicopter is missing the small rotor and the Flip Top Forklift is missing the console. But otherwise the set is in great shape with original paint and sticker markings. Photos are of of actual item. Climate controlled storage and minimally handled. Sold as is. Only one available.
