
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.
1957 LEGO Sets
1957 marked LEGO’s 25th anniversary and a turning point in leadership. Founder Ole Kirk Christiansen’s health had declined, leading to the appointment of his son Godtfred Kirk Christiansen as Managing Director. The company continued to refine the System i Leg range and introduced the 700-series wooden box sets. Multilingual packaging appeared for the first time to support LEGO’s growing international markets. LEGO Schweiz was founded in Switzerland—the company’s first subsidiary outside Denmark—signaling the beginning of true global expansion.