The small friction car was definitely a toy made in Japan. google
friction tin toy companies and some Japanese companies should pop up.
Bandai is a more popular one. The larger metal one is probably made by a
company called Hubley.
The blue one is a 1961 Ford Galaxie, probably made by AMT. It looks like
it is missing the small fins on the rear quarters. they may have been
shaved off. The green one is a 1961 Plymouth Belvedere probably made by
Johan.
Promotional models were originally tools used by dealers to promote new
model year cars before they had the actual vehicles in the showroom.
They would show the promo to a customer as a representation of what they
would soon see in the showroom. As y...
