About LEGO Town Vehicles
Vehicles holds the cars and trucks of LEGO Town from 1980 to 1998, the everyday traffic of the town rather than its police or fire services. Delivery vans, tow trucks, tanker trucks, semi trucks, mobile cranes and family cars were all here, along with off-road jeeps and hot rods in the later years.
1997 LEGO Sets
1997 saw LEGO’s first major sales decline, prompting experimentation and digital expansion. LEGO Island introduced the brand’s first open-world video game, setting the stage for future digital storytelling. New subthemes included Divers for underwater exploration, Fright Knights for gothic medieval fantasy, and Time Twisters as a sequel to Time Cruisers. LEGO Space added Roboforce and UFO, shifting toward alien-focused designs, while Aquazone expanded with Aquaraiders. Despite challenges, LEGO’s creativity remained strong across both physical and emerging digital platforms.