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LEGO Town / Shell Sets

Shell is a subtheme of Town introduced in 1999 and currently consists of 5 sets. All sets were released in 1999. As of today, the average annual growth of sets in Town Shell is approximately 6.7% per year.
Most valuable Town Shell set
1255 Shell Car Wash $272.69
Largest Town Shell set
1254 Shell Convenience Store 159 pieces
Most owned Town Shell set
1252 Shell Tanker
The LEGO Town / Shell theme of 1999 included sets such as 1256 Shell Service Station and 1255 Shell Car Wash, representing a partnership between LEGO and the Shell oil company. This collaboration began in the 1960s, with LEGO producing sets that featured Shell branding, including service stations, tanker trucks, and race cars. This relationship aimed to create realistic urban and racing environments in LEGO Town sets, incorporating familiar real-world brands to enhance the play experience. The partnership also included promotional sets available at Shell gas stations.

1254 Shell Convenience Store

Theme / Subtheme Town / Shell
Year 1999
Pieces / Minifigs 159 / 3
Availability Retired
1254 LEGO Shell Convenience Store
Retail $12.99
Value $54.21
Growth  +317.3%
Annual growth 6.3%

1256 Shell Service Station

Theme / Subtheme Town / Shell
Year 1999
Pieces / Minifigs 144 / 2
Availability Retired
1256 LEGO Shell Service Station
Retail $19.99
Value $95.05
Growth  +375.5%
Annual growth 6.6%

1255 Shell Car Wash

Theme / Subtheme Town / Shell
Year 1999
Pieces / Minifigs 137 / 2
Availability Retired
1255 LEGO Shell Car Wash
Retail $12.99
Value $272.69
Growth  +1999.2%
Annual growth 10.6%

1252 Shell Tanker

Theme / Subtheme Town / Shell
Year 1999
Pieces / Minifigs 107 / 1
Availability Retired
1252 LEGO Shell Tanker
Retail $6.99
Value $84.46
Growth  +1108.3%
Annual growth 8.8%

1253 Shell Race Car Transporter

Theme / Subtheme Town / Shell
Year 1999
Pieces / Minifigs 102 / 1
Availability Retired
1253 LEGO Shell Race Car Transporter
Retail $6.25
Value $30.73
Growth  +391.7%
Annual growth 7.3%

Subtheme Details

Theme
Town
Subtheme
Shell
Sets
5   (all retired)
Minifigs
7
Year
1999
Available
Retired
Pending release

Subtheme Pricing

Retail
$59.21   (for all 5 sets)
New/Sealed
Value
$537.14
Growth
+807.18%
Annual growth
+6.75%
Used
Value
$103.60

Community Stats

The following are the top 5 most owned sets by collectors in Town Shell.
#1Shell Tanker
#2Shell Race Car Transporter
#3Shell Car Wash
#4Shell Service Station
#5Shell Convenience Store

About LEGO Town

LEGO Town was one of the LEGO Group's core themes which was based on town life and included sets such as emergency services like police and fire and civilian sets such as cars. LEGO Town incorporates many subthemes, which focus on a specific area of Town such as airport, artic, city, divers, flight, rescue, space and various others.

The Town theme was first introduced in 1978 with the release of the first minifigures and followed the LEGOLAND and Town Plan themes. After the Town theme was officially discontinued in 2004 it was later revived and renamed to World City in 2003 and then in 2005 World City was renamed City.