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Fire Chief's Car

602 LEGO Fire Chief's Car

Name: LEGO Fire Chief's Car
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 602-1
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.70 (18 reviews)

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LEGO 602 Fire Chief's Car is a vintage Town set from 1978 valued at $228 for new and sealed sets, up 6438% from an original retail price of $3.49. Annual appreciation has averaged 9.11% since release. On the used market, values range from $15 to $18 based on condition.

Set Value (New/Sealed)

This chart represents the current new/sealed value of the set Fire Chief's Car since April 2017. Very high accuracy

LEGO 602-1 Fire Chief's Car is a Town Classic set released in 1978, containing 29 pieces and 1 minifigure. The set includes a small fire chief car and a fire chief minifigure with a printed torso sticker and a black firefighter helmet. Although it includes a traditional minifigure, the vehicle is not built to minifigure scale and cannot seat the figure. It was one of the first LEGO fire chief car sets to include a standard minifigure and was released in the UK, Europe, and Canada before later appearing in the United States as set 6602 Fire Unit 1 in 1981.

A new and sealed Fire Chief's Car is currently valued at around $228, with annual growth of approximately 6%. The average used price is $15 for those in good overall condition. New and sealed listings currently range from $211 to $304. Based on current trends, this set could be valued near $247 within the next year.

All regions

All regions 4
European Union 2

For Sale (New/Sealed)

	(SE) MISB. Very good condition but with BIG price tag on front. Sold in Sweden. Image show...	$200.60 -12.1%
	(IT) New in sealed box. Actual pic.	$225.96 -1.0%
	(NL) New in sealed boxPictures on request	$282.74 +23.9%
	(JP) Town 602 Fire Chief's Car Vintage Original MISB	$319.99 +40.2%

All regions

All regions 3
United States 1
United Kingdom 1
Germany 1

For Sale (Used)

	(US) Used - 602 Fire Chief's Car 1978 - 602-1 Town Classic Vintage	$14.00 -6.6%
	(UK) Used - Complete with instructions no box. Stickers applied. Slightly faded on minifig...	$19.05
	(DE) Used - Classic 602 Fire Chief Car - Car with Figure	$20.54

Minifigs

Fire Chief's Car contains the following minifigs.

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Set Details

Set number

602-1

Name

Fire Chief's Car

Theme

Town

Subtheme

Classic

Year

1978

Availability

Retired

Pieces

29 (PPP $0.12)

Minifigs

Set Pricing

Retail price

$3.49

New/Sealed

Value

$228.17

Growth

+6437.82%

Annual growth

+9.11%

90-day change

1.45%

Used

Value

$14.99

Range

$14.50 - $17.99

Quick Buy

eBay

Buy

Lowest price

$319.99

Bricklink

Buy

Lowest price

$200.60 (SE)

Highest price

$282.74

*Listings are for new/sealed sets.

Set Predictions

New/Sealed

Today's value

$228.17

1 year forecast

$247.28+8.38%

5 year forecast

$307.40+34.73%

$298

$316

602 Fire Chief's Car is projected to be valued between $298 - $316 within five years.

Insights

Released in the early minifigure era and long retired, Fire Chief's Car is a Classic Town item whose scarcity of sealed copies and lack of direct remake support ongoing collector demand, and its fire-theme appeal is balanced by thin supply and condition-sensitive volatility in secondary trading.

Set Facts

The Fire Chief Car from 1978 is the first LEGO fire chief car to include a traditional minifigure.
The set includes a fire chief minifigure with a torso decorated using a printed sticker and a black fireman’s helmet.
The set is released in the UK, Europe, and Canada, and is later released in the US as 6602 Fire Unit 1 in 1981.

Fire Chief's Car Reviews

18 reviews

4.7

Collectors

Investors

CollectionDX

“One of the oddest features of the early sets is that you cannot put the Mini-Figure in the vehicle. This is a throwback to the original sets that were created in the 1960’s where they were just buildable vehicle and Building sets. The entire concept of the now iconic... More Mini-Fig did not start until the mid- 1970’s, this set being one of the first to come with a Mini-Fig.”

Full review at www.collectiondx.com

BrickEconomy Member Review

“This early LEGO fire chief car from 1978 introduced the first minifigure fire chief, featuring a torso with a sticker decal and a traditional black fireman’s helmet. The car itself, while compact and adorned with stickers, has a humorous design quirk where the figure can't actually fit inside. The set is a simple build that showcases the early charm of LEGO designs.”

Subtheme Analysis

Town / Classic

Sets

Years

1978 - 1981

Annual growth

+6.65% (this set +9.11%)

This set's annual growth (CAGR) vs. subtheme

Community Stats

Fire Chief's Car currently ranks #11 out of the top most owned sets in Town Classic.

#1Snack Bar

#2Shell Petrol Tanker

#3Taxi

#4Shell Service Station

#5Mini Loader

#11Fire Chief's Car

#12Tipper Truck

#13House with Garden

About Town Classic

The LEGO Town Classic theme, active from 1978 to 1981, introduced foundational sets that established the urban layout concept in the LEGO world. Notable sets include 1592 Town Square Castle Scene, which combined medieval and modern elements, and 381-2 Police Headquarters, a prominent city infrastructure piece. The 379 Bus Station provided public transport centrality, while 600-2 Police Car offered essential city law enforcement. These sets, among others, played a critical role in defining the classic LEGO town aesthetic.

Classic consists of 45 sets that ran from 1978 to 1981. As of today, 1592 Town Square Castle Scene is the most valuable Classic set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $2,631.

Set Pricing Models

BrickEconomy uses a number of methods to determine the value of a set.

New/Sealed

Machine Learning/AI Model

Value (today)

$228.17

Value (in a year)

$247.28

Value (in 2 years)

$264.37

Accuracy

0.960300 Very high

Statistical Model

Value (today)

$179.58

Value (in a year)

$180.13

Value (in two years)

$180.67

Accuracy

0.200487 Very low

Used

Machine Learning/AI Model

Value (today)

$14.99

Value (low range)

$14.50

Value (high range)

$17.99

Accuracy

0.905300 High

To learn more about how we calculate pricing and forecasting, check out our article on BrickEconomy’s Approach to LEGO Pricing and Future Value Predictions.

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