The Plarail Museum shows this set as releasing in October 1999 https://parlorfleur-pm.com/setshindoryoku1_2.html
The truck chassis is likely dated 1993 as that was the first year of Motor Tomica production. Presumably the truck uses a chassis developed in 1993, but I do not know Tomica nearly as well as I do Plarail. I do know all the early Japan-made B/O Tomica road is dated 1993 as well, I don't remember if the later stuff has different dates.
The text on the bottom reads, approximately, "Adventure Asphalt Island Circle Town Set Tank Truck." I am not sure why exactly they decided to print this on for this specific set.
The truck chassis is likely dated 1993 as that was the first year of Motor Tomica production. Presumably the truck uses a chassis developed in 1993, but I do not know Tomica nearly as well as I do Plarail. I do know all the early Japan-made B/O Tomica road is dated 1993 as well, I don't remember if the later stuff has different dates.
The text on the bottom reads, approximately, "Adventure Asphalt Island Circle Town Set Tank Truck." I am not sure why exactly they decided to print this on for this specific set.
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