HESS Toy Trucks: An Annual Holiday Tradition (1964 - Present) Models on Display:Toy Truck and Racers (1997) It stayed popular for years

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HESS Toy Trucks: An Annual Holiday Tradition (1964 - Present) Models on Display:Toy Truck and Racers (1997) It stayed popular for yearsHess Toy Trucks A Holiday Tradition! The Hess Toy Truck tradition began in 1964 when Leon Hess, founder of the Hess Oil and Chemical Corporation, sought to create an affordable, high quality Christmas toy for families that would stand out from the flimsy plastic novelties of the era. The inaugural model, a B Mack Tanker that could be filled with water, established the brand's hallmarks: exceptional detail, working lights, and a "box within a box"