1985 LEGO Sets | BrickEconomy

In 1985, LEGO released 134 sets across 11 themes, all of these sets have been retired. January saw the release of the most sets, with a total of 4. For that year, the total price of all retail sets cost $2,131, today those sets are valued around $56,360, a growth of 2545%.

Most valuable 1985 LEGO set
106 UNICEF Van $10,546.28

Highest growth 1985 set
1063 Community Workers +16426.38%

Largest 1985 LEGO set
1034 Teachers Resource Set 1,501 pieces

Most owned 1985 set
6392 Airport

1985 added breadth across City/Town and Castle. Early efforts to diversify audience appeal gathered momentum, anticipating later lifestyle-oriented lines like Paradisa and, much later, Friends.

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	106 UNICEF Van Theme / Subtheme Town / Promotional Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 54 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	promotional Value $10,546.28 Annual growth 7.7% I own this set I want this set

	107-2 Mail Truck Theme / Subtheme Town / Promotional Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 31 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	promotional Value $1,735.27 Annual growth 4.6% I own this set I want this set

	293-2 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Availability Retired	Retail $7.00 I own this set I want this set

	304 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 31 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $2.00 Value $16.92 Growth +746.0% Annual growth 3.6% I own this set I want this set

	308-2 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 30 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $3.00 Value $29.53 Growth +884.3% Annual growth 5.7% I own this set I want this set

	310-4 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 46 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $5.00 Value $29.52 Growth +490.4% Annual growth 2.8% I own this set I want this set

	320 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 77 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $7.97 Value $46.41 Growth +482.3% Annual growth 3.9% I own this set I want this set

	330 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 156 / 2 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $9.95 Value $119.21 Growth +1098.1% Annual growth 6.2% I own this set I want this set

	340 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 214 / 2 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $2.95 Value $76.92 Growth +2507.5% Annual growth 8.3% I own this set I want this set

	350-2 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 311 / 4 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $14.95 Value $323.57 Growth +2064.3% Annual growth 8.9% I own this set I want this set

	504 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 41 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $3.95 Value $58.90 Growth +1391.1% Annual growth 6.4% I own this set I want this set

	508 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 66 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $4.95 Value $20.06 Growth +305.3% Annual growth 2.3% I own this set I want this set

	510 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 106 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $3.50 Value $57.59 Growth +1545.4% Annual growth 6.3% I own this set I want this set

	520 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 165 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $12.95 Value $49.37 Growth +281.2% Annual growth 3.3% I own this set I want this set

	530 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 269 / 2 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $14.95 Value $103.74 Growth +593.9% Annual growth 3.6% I own this set I want this set

	540 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 626 / 2 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $19.95 Value $97.04 Growth +386.4% Annual growth 3.3% I own this set I want this set

	550 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 569 / 2 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $42.00 Value $363.02 Growth +764.3% Annual growth 5.1% I own this set I want this set

	720 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 334 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $25.00 Value $250.00 Growth +900.0% Annual growth 5.4% I own this set I want this set

	730-2 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 429 / 2 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $30.00 Value $123.59 Growth +312.0% Annual growth 3.5% I own this set I want this set

	740 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 516 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $60.00 Value $288.27 Growth +380.5% Annual growth 3.9% I own this set I want this set

	810 Basic Motor Set Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1985 Pieces 34 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $26.50 Value $61.46 Growth +131.9% Annual growth 1.9% I own this set I want this set

	895 Wind-Up Motor Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1985 Pieces 10 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $9.49 Value $15.12 Growth +59.3% Annual growth 2.2% I own this set I want this set

	1013 Numbers 6 Symbols Theme Dacta Year 1985 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $29.99 Value $68.35 Growth +127.9% Annual growth 2.0% I own this set I want this set

	1015 Letters Large Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces 192 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $7.95 Value $15.99 Growth +101.1% Annual growth 6.8% I own this set I want this set

	1016 Letter Bricks for Wall Board Theme Dacta Year 1985 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $48.00 I own this set I want this set

	1018 Letters Small Theme Dacta Year 1985 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $19.95 Value $38.73 Growth +94.1% Annual growth 1.6% I own this set I want this set

	1024 Animals with 32 Elements Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces 32 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $16.99 Value $56.40 Growth +232.0% Annual growth 3.0% I own this set I want this set

	1025 Figures and Furniture Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 35 / 6 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $21.99 Value $103.90 Growth +372.5% Annual growth 3.9% I own this set I want this set

	1026 Play Boxes Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces 2 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $9.99 Value $18.59 Growth +86.1% Annual growth 1.5% I own this set I want this set

	1027 Vehicles Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 30 / 6 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $24.99 Value $126.04 Growth +404.4% Annual growth 4.0% I own this set I want this set

	1030 Technic I Simple Machines Set Theme / Subtheme Dacta / Technic Year 1985 Pieces 179 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $74.99 Value $84.33 Growth +12.5% I own this set I want this set

	1033 Building Cards Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces 20 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $15.75 Value $19.29 Growth +22.5% I own this set I want this set

	1034 Teachers Resource Set Theme / Subtheme Dacta / Technic Year 1985 Pieces 1,501 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $129.00 Value $1,145.32 Growth +787.8% Annual growth 6.1% I own this set I want this set

	1038 Universal Buggy Theme / Subtheme Dacta / Technic Year 1985 Pieces 119 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $12.95 Value $65.08 Growth +402.5% Annual growth 7.2% I own this set I want this set

	1049 Ships Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 241 / 3 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $74.99 Value $410.94 Growth +448.0% Annual growth 4.2% I own this set I want this set

	1056 Basic School Pack Topical Thematic Work Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces 809 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $89.99 Value $523.95 Growth +482.2% Annual growth 3.3% I own this set I want this set

	1063 Community Workers Theme / Subtheme Dacta / Town Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 115 / 24 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $29.99 Value $4,956.26 Growth +16426.4% Annual growth 8.2% I own this set I want this set

	1065 House Accessories Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces 184 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $19.99 Value $210.81 Growth +954.6% Annual growth 5.9% I own this set I want this set

	1085 Large Baseplate 48x48 Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $9.99 Value $40.62 Growth +306.6% Annual growth 3.5% I own this set I want this set

	1087 6 Lego Baseplates 8x16 Green Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces 6 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $9.99 Value $46.43 Growth +364.8% Annual growth 3.8% I own this set I want this set

	1089 LEGO Basic Figures Theme Dacta Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 24 / 24 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $19.99 Value $406.80 Growth +1935.0% Annual growth 7.6% I own this set I want this set

	1512-2 Basic Set with Storage Case Theme / Subtheme Basic / Universal Building Set Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 99 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $18.00 Value $103.56 Growth +475.3% Annual growth 4.4% I own this set I want this set

	1520 Basic Building Set with Storage Case Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 210 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $16.49 Value $207.89 Growth +1160.7% Annual growth 6.4% I own this set I want this set

	1546 Aircraft Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 26 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	promotional Value $101.52 Annual growth 10.3% I own this set I want this set

	1548-2 Helicopter Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 36 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	promotional Value $159.39 Annual growth 5.2% I own this set I want this set

	1550-2 Basic Set Theme Duplo Year 1985 Pieces 6 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $11.99 Value $9.00 I own this set I want this set

	1551 Duck Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 6 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $0.40 Value $5.85 Growth +1362.5% Annual growth 8.5% I own this set I want this set

	1552 Maersk Truck and Trailer Unit Theme / Subtheme Town / Maersk Year 1985 Pieces / Minifigs 352 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	promotional Value $3,695.03 Annual growth 3.3% I own this set I want this set

	1560-3 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Basic / Universal Building Set Year 1985 Pieces 27 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	promotional Value $19.51 Annual growth 5.2% I own this set I want this set

	1562-2 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1985 Pieces 32 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $4.00 Value $11.22 Growth +180.5% Annual growth 2.5% I own this set I want this set

Year Details

Year

1985

Themes

Subthemes

Sets

134 (all retired)

Available

Retired

Year Pricing

Retail

$2,130.59 (for all 134 sets)

New/Sealed

Value

$56,359.54

Growth

+2545.26%

Used

Value

$10,896.55

Theme Pricing

1985 Themes

Annual growth

+6.77%

+6.07%

+6.06%

+5.86%

+5.78%

+4.57%

+4.54%

+4.34%

+4.07%

+3.89%

+3.50%

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1985 Themes

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1985 Set Releases by Month

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Community Stats

The following are the top 20 most owned 1985 sets by LEGO collectors.

#1Airport

#2Jet Airliner

#3Walking Astro Grappler

#4Xenon X-Craft

#5Formula 1 Racer

#6Astro Dasher

#7Gamma V Laser Craft

#8Cosmic Comet

#9Cement Mixer

#10Fire House-I

#11Fire Patrol Copter

#12Space Dozer

#13Rescue-I Helicopter

#14Prisoner Convoy

#15Crater Crawler

#16Solar Power Transporter

#17Tow Truck

#18Black Knight's Treasure

#19FX Star Patroller

#20Steam Cargo Train Set

About 1985 LEGO Sets

While 1985 proved overall to be a light year for long term investments, with the release of 134 sets, LEGO did see a number of highly sought after and collections that have experienced significant and steady growth for collectors overall.

Based on the 134 sets released for that year, the retail value was $2,130.59 with a current value of $56,359.54 for the combined new/factory sealed sets. As of present, the best performing theme for 1985 is currently Technic which has seen an average annual growth of upwards of 7% to date.

1985 expanded everyday play in Town—airports, transit, and rescue—alongside incremental growth in Castle and Space. Technic emphasized functional builds with working steering, suspensions, and gear trains, continuing to position the theme as LEGO’s bridge to real-world mechanics.