TV SPACE PATROL CAR - TAIYO TEKKIN - JAPAN

A metallic blue and white tin friction space car with a tin astronaut driver holding a TV camera under a clear plastic dome. Pilot and camera spin around. Two rear fins. The front headlight covers are plastic cones.

No maker's logo on toy or box. This toy appears in an exporter's magaziner dated 1964 and is attributed to the Taiyo Tekkin Company.

Thee Furure Car, an identical pressing, has the name Meiko on the box. Based on the 1954 Ford Atmos Concept Car. Japan. Date?