Later History
Some Tekno cars were marketed in the United States by Kayeff, Inc. of Arcadia, California in blister packages. Unlike Lonestar Toys sold in the U.S. by Physio-Chem, the Kayeff cars proudly displayed the Tekno logo on the blister and stated boldly "It's from Denmark!" with the Danish flag and crown prominently shown (Hobby Talk 2008). Also the cars were more likely to be colored in more 'spectra-flame'-type colors, perhaps in an attempt to compete with Mattel. A few years ago, one of these was reported to have sold for $800.00.
MPC also marketed some Tekno trucks and cars as MPC. These were castings made by Kirk (Hobby Talk 2008). They were advertised as "Strip 'n Steer Metal Precision Trucks" as they could be taken apart and re-assembled.
Sometime in the late 1960s, Tekno models were also offered through a special mail order ad by Road and Track magazine (Hobby Talk 2008).
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