And I forgot to mention- eclectic spaceman!

@Kynareth said:
"This set had it all! Opening bonnet! Sun roof (x2) Ball joint! Three vehicles!"

Illegal gripping of a plate! Wait, that's a pretty terrible "feature". This is starting to feel more like sportsball...

@Kynareth: Um...two vehicles and a 'conveyance'...as a trailer isn't really a vehicle...unless you're counting the 'little-guy' there...which would be awkward...:D

Also:...Wondering if he's working for the police, because that 'RV' look suspiciously like a SWAT van...:)

@brick_r said: Also:...Wondering if his working for the police, because that 'RV' look suspiciously like a SWAT van...:)

Funny you say that. I actually built a police version of this set!

Got this in a bulk lot a few months ago with bonus Blacktron..

@Spaceviking said:
"Oh man, this was one of my favorite sets as a kid. When I came out of my dark ages and went back through my parts. This is the one of the first sets I rebuilt still have it still love it."

One of mine too. I recall my mother bought it for me one day while shopping.

I didn't get a chance to comment on 6586-1 two days ago so I'll do it now.

In the U.S. 6586-1 was (I think) only available paired with 6578-1 in the value pack 6569-1. I don't know of any other time Lego did that, and it was especially odd considering both sets had Captain Ross and no other figures. It's interesting that the stickers in the set say 69 rather than 86.

Absolutely adorable.

If there aren't any prints/stickers and all parts are available in Stud.io I should be able to build it, import it, rig it and drive it in UE5.

I'd suggest he'd be taking our RMotD on the trip with him but those vehicles are both very clearly for one person only

Great set for its day, the best part are the flippers.

Superb set. Not a lot I can say about this that isn't repeating earlier comments, though worth noting that some of the parts are quite rare, and the trans clear sunroof/side window parts are surprisingly expensive.

I think my copy was a Christmas 1986 present, and it's still intact, though oddly the minifigure's white cap quickly turned almost yellow and cracked into several pieces. Still need to replace that someday.

The car is quite beefy and well-defined for the time. The speedboat is an absolute classic design too. I swear that they've used that design all the way up to the end of the 90s!

@Hollandsglorie said:
"Funny you say that. I actually built a police version of this set!"

I thought it was more doctors who were infamous for spending all their time golfing…

@Miyakan:
Now, now, “arguably” implies that one could present a compelling argument to the contrary. What you meant to say was “factually”.

Loved this.. it was one of the last sets I got as a kid.

Love this set! One of the few towns sets I had growing up, as I almost exclusively collected Space sets. An excellent 4x4 SUV and the trailer and boat are perfect.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Kynareth said:
"This set had it all! Opening bonnet! Sun roof (x2) Ball joint! Three vehicles!"

Illegal gripping of a plate! Wait, that's a pretty terrible "feature". This is starting to feel more like sportsball..."

Lego was more tolerant back then..

Last set I bought as a kid before my dark age. I remember how modern I thought it looked back then. One of the first I rebuild when I came back :)

@Kynareth said:
"This set had it all! Opening bonnet! Sun roof (x2) Ball joint! Three vehicles!

I still have no idea what the two 2x1 plates are though."

Swimfins/flippers?

@Kynareth said:
"This set had it all! Opening bonnet! Sun roof (x2) Ball joint! Three vehicles!

I still have no idea what the two 2x1 plates are though."

The diver's flippers. It should be in one of the pictures on the manual if I recall correctly.

@rslotb said:
"Lego was more tolerant back then.."

The parts certainly weren’t (I don’t think I had a single transparent 1x1 round plate that didn’t have part of the base crack off). The company was less attentive to this fact, however.

@Kynareth said:
"This set had it all! Opening bonnet! Sun roof (x2) Ball joint! Three vehicles!

I still have no idea what the two 2x1 plates are though."

Flippers. They were simpler times.

I miss the hinges for the roof panels, so much more streamlined, not like the big bulges you get now.

Great looking set! Love that era, but first time I've seen this one.

The best set of it's size category of the 1980's and my all-time favourite. :)

Also, just realized something else: The boat's outboard motor has a "control handle"...and it shouldn't...see; the boat has a steering wheel, and one-could-assume a throttle. Those things make the "handle" redundant it best, and a hazard at worst.

The only reason those handles are placed on boat motors; is if the boat lacks a control mechanism for the motor, and the operator has do it manually...:)

@Martin_S said:
"Last set I bought as a kid before my dark age. "

It was my last set before might dark age as well!

My brothers and I always referred to this as the Land Rover.

@brick_r:
The boatbuilder I worked for in high school had an 18’ Mackinac boat that he built himself. It’s primarily a sailboat (double-masted, gaff-rigged), but he had an outboard motor attached to the starboard stern, just in case. I don’t remember if the outboard was capable of being equipped with a tiller, but the motor wasn’t easily accessible when you were sitting down, and the boat had a rudder that was. So, outboard with a separate rudder _is_ possible, though you’re only likely to see it on small sailboats. Otherwise, trailerable sport fishing boats often have a second, low-power motor mounted to the bow. The stern outboard would be used for travel, and the bow motor only for positioning while fishing.

In either case, they’re not really the same as having both a helm and a tiller, but offhand, those are the closest I can think of to this arrangement. Still, it’s not as jacked up as the Éloïse from 40487.

"So, how did you get my unlisted phone number?"

"I don't remember. I was on my way to buy my speedboat."

"Ooh, you have a speedboat?!"

I actually had this as a kid! It was a favorite.

@Spaceviking said:
"Oh man, this was one of my favorite sets as a kid. When I came out of my dark ages and went back through my parts. This is the one of the first sets I rebuilt still have it still love it."

Absolutely agree! This set brings back so many memories. Love it!

@Miyakan said:
" @SimonSpace70s said:
"Got this in a bulk lot a few months ago with bonus Blacktron.."

If there was Blacktron in the bulk lot then this was arguably the bonus."

The bulk lot was Duplo I am using as structure to build up a landscape, at the bottom was a layer of ‘80s era lego including Town, Futuron and Blacktron.

As part of an ILUGNY exhibit at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center, my friend Mike built an updated (and awesome) 6-wide version of this set.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/notenoughbricks/6413582099/

@bmwlego said:
"As part of an ILUGNY exhibit at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center, my friend Mike built an updated (and awesome) 6-wide version of this set.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/notenoughbricks/6413582099/"

That is an awesome LUG name.

I just happened to put this set together last week from my 1980's Town collection. Even after all this time, I still remember the night I bought this set at Kmart with my paper route money - only $8.84. I still have the box and instructions, in basically like new condition with the exception of the box flap being carefully opened. I still love the 4-wide vehicles and find varieties of them much easier to construct than the current 6-wide vehicles now. Thanks Huwbot for this nostalgic memory!