333 Delivery Truck
General Information
The following information has been collected from original newspapers, catalogs, and magazines, some of which are freely available for reference below. The rest can be found in the site’s gallery. No aggregate catalogs (BrickLink, Brickset, etc.) were used.
Instructions: H-2369 [DEAD LINK]
Advertised Part Count(s): 68 pieces
First Year Confirmed Available: 1968(USA)
All 1967+ Model Makers are incredibly hard to track as they were not typically advertised like the larger assortments/models. However, a 1968 dealer catalog has been found with the 331.
Speaking of difficult to track, I have nothing for the Canadian version, assuming one even existed.
Most Likely Retirement Date: 1971(USA)
Unless other evidence arises, the set might've continued production until 1971 as it appears in 1970-1971's idea book.
Last Year Seen Available: 1970
The Montreal Star, November 23rd, 1970
Aliases: Delivery Truck
Retail Price(s): $1.32(USA)/$3.50(Canada)
Note: Samsonite discontinued listing RRPs for sets in 1967. As a result, prices for Model Maker sets can vary. I've theorized this to be a reason 1968+ Model Makers include a secondary number, you can read about it here.
Rarity Score(Index): 3/7
Known Box/Packing Variants
1970 examples will have a "Some parts...produced in Denmark" sticker somewhere on the box.
Box/Overview
Different from the 1967 Model Maker line, the 1968 line required the import of many unique pieces from Denmark to create the new vehicles. None of the sets or parts are of Samsonite's own design—they'd already been available in other countries.
As usual, the 333 inherits its images from Europe. Starting in 1969, sets were given a sticker to indicate imported parts were in the set. Sets without the sticker are from 1968 or were simply missed:
Contents
While the set shows a 1x2 with a black outlined LEGO logo, in practice Samsonite never produced such pieces. It's possible they were imported, but examples are typically found with the plain printed 1x2.