LEGO System i Leg / HO 1:87 Vehicles

HO 1:87 Vehicles is a subtheme of System i Leg that consists of 25 sets that ran from 1955 to 1958. Most sets were released in 1958 which accounted for 11 sets. As of today, the average annual growth of all the sets in System i Leg HO 1:87 Vehicles is around 8.1% per year. As with most sets produced in this subtheme, finding such sets in new/factory sealed condition is pretty difficult contributing to their overall value. As of today, 1261-2 1:87 VW Beetle is the most valuable set in System i Leg HO 1:87 Vehicles with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $1,319.26.

Most valuable LEGO HO 1:87 Vehicles set
1261-2 1:87 VW Beetle - $1,319.26

Most owned HO 1:87 Vehicles set
257 1:87 Bedford Delivery Truck

The LEGO HO 1:87 Vehicles subtheme, also referred to as LEGO small vehicles where plastic sets released in the 1950's and 1960's to compliment LEGO sets which could be used to build houses, gas stations, garages, shops and more. These vehicles sets remailed in production for almost ten years until they were replaced by LEGOLAND vehicles in the early 1970s. LEGO made the these small 1:87 scale vehicles until around 1969.

The vehicle models where made of colored ABS plastic and the wheels were made of steel except for the VW Beetles which were made of transparent plastic and were painted after moulding. All of the models are in 1:87 scale, and all trucks in 1:90 scale. Although these LEGO vehicles did not appear in US and Canada catalogs of the early 1960s, some sets such as 261 to 268 were available there. From 1962 to 1965, most of the sets were packaged in small clear plastic garages, except for some VW Beetles and all VW Vans and VW Pickup Trucks were still sold without boxes. These sets today are very rare and hard to come by in new condition and therefore are very valuable.