This model is so nice that I have dedicated a whole page and gallery to it. My ASC Aoshin Japan Tinplate Monkee Mobile is one I purchased in 2014 from a Melbourne dealer and the minute I saw it, it was sold.
The box is a bit rough with some minor sections of the cardboard outer missing, however the rest of the box is complete with the internal foam sections.
The model itself is mint. It looks like it was never played with. Too good, and probably too expensive at the time to be played with like a normal toy. It is fresh as the day it was made and I am not sure that it has ever had a battery fitted to make a noise. I have not done so for fear of scratching or damaging the battery section.
I don’t need to hear the music, I am happy enough looking at it and recalling the sounds from the Monkees TV show and all their hits of the era.
Aoshin Co Ltd, Japan, 1960's tinplate Monkee Mobile outer box front showing the Monkees pop band and tv stars seated in the car.
The side of the Monkee Mobile box is the same both sides and displays the operating instructions for the musical sounds.
This is a top down view of the ASC Aoshin Co Ltd Monkee Mobile. The model is beautifully detailed and has been stored really well.
The front view of the Monkee Mobile.
The rear view of the Aoshin Monkee Mobile. The ASC letters on the base plate are surrounded by a diamond shape similar to the TLC and CH plastic models I have of other cars. I assume it is co-incidence as they are Hong Kong rather than Japan.
The base shows the clearly labelled battery cover and the ASC in a diamond shape along with Made in Japan. All the words are embossed into the tin base and cannot be seen in the photo.
A side view of the car showing its immaculate condition. One of my prize models in my collection.
The ASC is Aoshin Shoten Co but the box only refers to Aoshin Co. Ltd. I am not sure why the difference in the name.