Random set of the day: Sport Convertible
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 6501 Sport Convertible, released in 1987. It's one of 24 Town sets produced that year. It contains 30 pieces and 1 minifig.
It's owned by 2392 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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Sweet ride!
Sketchy, but that black is wicked.
It's more of a mini, but still. A very cool 80s car.
That is the LEAST sporty car I have ever seen!!
It converts to a plane. The doors act as wings to give it lift.
Town cars were simple but they just worked, this one even has doors that open.
Of course the lower type of windscreen could have been used for a more sporty look.
That part also released in 1987 (set 1472), but looking at Town sets, LEGO used it first for Speedboats and Airplanes, and the first car set to have the lower windscreen was in 1990.
Superb! I could play with this all day.
When I was a kid, I loved when I first saw the cars from the 80s Town sets, always wanted to own at least one.
I still want to buy one someday, maybe this set.
Just as I've suspected, there are no brake lights. They could have easily made it with the same part they used for the headlights. Economy or oversight?
^Maybe the own couldn't afford it, since it was an optional feature!
Although it is missing brake lights, any appreciable space for an engine (imaginary or otherwise), and an oversized windscreen, this little set shows how the new style for Lego TOWN cars was being established all the way back in 1987. It's the wheel pieces that really show the break from the "classic" vehicle stylings of the 1980s. Although I think this piece existed in 1986, 1987 really started to see the start of its wider usage. And by 1990, it was the main "little" wheel for vehicles. It still exists today.
Town was changing. Blacktron had arrived. Pirates were on the drawing board. It was the dawning of the Golden Age of the Lego System!
@Lego_lord said:
"Just as I've suspected, there are no brake lights. They could have easily made it with the same part they used for the headlights. Economy or oversight? "
Where we are going, we won’t need brakes. Swoooosh!
I won this at my Primary School Summer Fayre from my friend’s stall - love it!!! Good memories all round...
This car makes me smile.. had one like it from a earlier year. Gonna search the database :)
Definitely had https://brickset.com/sets/6627-1/Convertible - That was cool
This was probably the smallest set in my wish list as a kid...
This little car was a feature in my Lego city when I was young. It's now part of my daughters' Lego city. I think it fits right in as an e-Vehicle.
This woman was basically the bad-ass boss of my LEGO city as a kid; planes, helicopters, boats, and the monorail waited until this sports convertible turned up before they could set off.
There was something about her & her exclusive ride that set her apart from all the maintenance crew, garage workers, pizza delivery guys, pilots, and bungalow-dwellers.
Now I look back, she was essentially President Business.
Was that designed by a trainee?
One of the oldest sets in my collection. I love the small and simple sets like this.
A really nice car!