1959 Ford Levacar Mach I

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At a friends house when I was five or six I saw what I believe was a model of this car. I was alone and walked into their kitchen. There on the table was a little modern looking car of a larger scale than what I was used to and it had a white hose attached to it. So I put it in my mouth and blew. The little car moved across the table top with a little push! What fun. Wonder if the model still exists and could it be reintroduced?

I bought the model of the Ford Levicar when it came out many many moons ago and enjoyed it a lot. Sure wish I still had it! I believe Revell was the model builder. I'd surely like it to be reintroduced again, too, just as it was with the air tube in the back.

When I was ten years old I won a radio station contest (Question: Who is buried in Grants Tomb?)in Seattle. The prize was a ride in the actual Levicar. Ford had it in some sort of road show that was at the Northgate mall in Seattle. It was tethered so that it would run around about a 50' circular track at walking speed. I remember that it was fairly noisy from the air exaust. Some sites on the web claim it was Magnetic but the one I rode in was definetly air powered. When I was done with the ride they gave me one of the models that were mentioned in previous posts. Sure wish I had it now!

My brother keith and I both received a model of this car from Uncle Chester and Aunt Anne in probably 1962. We were heavily into model cars...so this gift was cherished. Damn, I wish i still had one of those classic model cars. It was so futuristic. And it was around the time when the Space Needle was built. I felt sooooooo 21st Century! Thank you Uncle Chester! Tiny, Portland, Oregon.

I still have a Leva car mach 1 model 1/17
scale.still in box,hose&3mouth piesces this is the promo,before AMT made it. Can someone tell me,Whats its worth?

I got my Levacar model at a Jr High assembly . A Ford rep had a full-size Levacar on stage powered by what looked like a Electro-Lux vacuum. The assembly was from the boys only and everyone got a boxed model to take home. Got it home gave it a paint job and proudly demoed it to the family on the kitchen table. Wish I had it now