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Description: This popular favorite was a shrunken-down version of the #192 School Bus, and both continued in production throughout the entire original Little People run, as well as into the Chunky era. The main difference between the two was that the School Bus had 2 new people added virtually every year, and contained several rarities like a tan bodied dog and a red or yellow pan head boy. The people used in the mini bus/van on the other hand, stayed basically the same for nearly 20 years and included only 1 exclusive, which was the green body boy with a red cap that was used in the 1988 Pampers Promotional Mini Van.
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Accessories: Please remember that the following accessories are the accessories that are pictured in the Fisher-Price catalogues. These should be used as guidelines only, as other variations may exist:
- 1970 Spring Catalogue: called "Mini-Bus" - All figures have a Wood Body and a Wood Head:
- Mini Bus - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQWW - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWW - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUWW - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FGWW - Blue girl with blonde braids.
- IVWW - Regular base Lucky dog with a red collar. The collar has small "dots" on the outside edge.
- 1970 Jobber Catalogue: called "Mini-Bus" - All figures have a Wood Body and a Wood Head:
- Mini Bus - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQWW - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWW - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUWW - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FGWW - Blue girl with blonde braids.
- IPWW - Regular base Lucky dog with a yellow collar. The collar has small "dots" on the outside edge.
- 1971 Retail Catalogue: called "Mini-Bus" - All figures have a Wood Body and a Wood Head:
- Mini Bus - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQWW - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWW - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUWW - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FGWW - Blue girl with blonde braids.
- ZAWW - Regular base Lucky dog with a yellow collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
- 1972-1974 Jobber Catalogues: called "Mini-Bus" - All figures have either a Wood Body and a Wood Head or a Wood Body and a Plastic Head:
- Mini Bus - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQWW or BQWP - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWW or FNWP - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUWW or CUWP - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FGWW or FGWP - Blue girl with blonde braids.
- HWWW or HWWP - Regular base Lucky dog with a red collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
- 1975 Retail Catalogue: called "Mini-Bus" - All figures have either a Wood Body and a Plastic Head or a Plastic Body and a Plastic Head:
- Mini Bus - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQWP or BQPP - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWP or FNPP - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUWP or CUPP - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FFWP or FFPP - Blue girl with a brown sculpted bob.
- HYWP or HYPP - Regular base Lucky dog with a yellow collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
- 1976 Jobber & Retail Catalogue: called "Mini-Bus" - All figures have either a Wood Body and a Plastic Head or a Plastic Body and a Plastic Head:
- Mini Bus - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQWP or BQPP - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNWP or FNPP - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUWP or CUPP - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FFWP or FFPP - Blue girl with a brown sculpted bob.
- HWWP or HWPP - Regular base Lucky dog with a red collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
- 1977-1983 Retail Catalogues called "Mini-Bus" - All figures have a Plastic Body and a Plastic Head:
- Mini Bus - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQPP - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNPP - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUPP - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FFPP - Blue girl with a brown sculpted bob.
- HWPP - Regular base Lucky dog with a red collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
- 1984-1985 Retail Catalogues called "Mini-Bus" - All figures have a Plastic Body and a Plastic Head:
- Mini Bus - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQPP - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNPP - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUPP - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FFPP - Blue girl with a brown sculpted bob.
- HWPP - Regular base Lucky dog with a red collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
- 1986-1987 Retail Catalogues called "Mini-Van" - - All figures have a Plastic Body and a Plastic Head. 1986 was the first time that this set was called "Mini Van" in the catalogues, and also the first time the Fisher-Price dealer catalogues have ever shown 2 girl with this set opposed to a girl and a boy. We don't know if this was a photo error, or if the set was really sold with 2 girls?
- Mini Van - click here for a complete list of variations
- CJPP - Green dad with black molded plastic sculpted hair.
- GHPP - Red mom with a black ponytail. *See "Variations below.
- HCPP - Yellow girl with a light brown sculpted bob.
- FEPP - Blue girl with a blonde sculpted bob.
- HWPP - Regular base Lucky dog with a red collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
- 1988 ONLY - Pampers Promotional Mini-Van had only 3 people - All figures have a Plastic Body and a Plastic Head:
- Mini Van - click here for a complete list of variations
- BSPP - Green boy with red cap facing forward (exclusive to this promotional set)
- AEPP - Short blue body boy/man with blue cap. The cap has a "M" shape above the bill (same one used as a pilot in other sets).
- GLPP - Red (deep red) girl with a light brown sculpted bob. *See Variations below.
- 1988-1989 Retail Catalogue called "Mini-Van" - All figures have a Plastic Body and a Plastic Head:
- Mini Van - click here for a complete list of variations
- BQPP - Green dad with black heat-stamped hair.
- FNPP - Blue mom with a blonde ponytail.
- CUPP - Orange boy with red heat-stamped hair.
- FFPP - Blue girl with a brown sculpted bob.
- HWPP - Regular base Lucky dog with a red collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
- 1989 Toy Fair Catalogue - 1990 Pre-Toy Fair Catalogue - called "Mini-Van". All figures have a Plastic Body and a Plastic Head. The catalogue shown 2 girls with this set opposed to a girl and a boy. We don't know if this was a photo error, or if the set was really sold with 2 girls?
- Mini Van - click here for a complete list of variations
- CJPP - Green dad with black molded plastic sculpted hair.
- GHPP - Red mom with a black ponytail. *See "Variations below.
- HCPP - Yellow girl with a light brown sculpted bob.
- FEPP - Blue girl with a blonde sculpted bob.
- HWPP - Regular base Lucky dog with a red collar. The collar has lines on the outside edge.
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Variations:
- GFPP - The red body mom used in 1986-1987 & 1989-1990 could have a black bun opposed to a black ponytail.
- GEPP - The red body girl used in the 1988 Pampers Promotional may have also had a light red body with dark brown sculpted hair opposed to deep red.
Mini Bus/Van - There are 5 major variations of Mini-Buses and Mini-Vans. All of them seat 5 passengers and the passengers bounce up and down when the vehicle is rolling. See below for the differences;
| Part # |
Body
Color |
Roof
Color |
Pull
String
Hole
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Side Litho
Reads |
Back Litho
Reads |
WFL |
| FPT549 |
YELLOW |
YELLOW |
YES |
MINI BUS |
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO |
|
| FPT4547 |
YELLOW |
YELLOW |
NO |
MINI BUS |
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO |
07-AF-04-4-B |
| FPT547 |
RED |
WHITE |
YES |
MINI BUS |
MADE IN USA |
07-AE-07-0-A |
|
RED |
WHITE |
YES |
MINI BUS |
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO |
|
|
RED |
WHITE |
YES |
MINI BUS |
MADE IN BELGIUM |
|
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FPT548
|
RED |
WHITE |
YES |
MINI VAN |
MADE IN USA
|
|
|
RED
|
WHITE
|
YES
|
MINI VAN
|
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO
|
|
|
RED
|
WHITE
|
YES
|
MINI VAN
|
MADE IN BELGIUM
|
|
|
FPT4542
|
RED
|
WHITE
|
NO
|
MINI BUS
|
MADE IN USA
|
07-AG-01-1-B
|
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FPT22092
|
RED
|
WHITE
|
NO
|
MINI BUS
|
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO
|
07-AG-11-2-B
|
|
RED
|
WHITE
|
NO
|
MINI BUS
|
MADE IN BELGIUM
|
|
|
FPT4543
|
RED
|
WHITE
|
NO
|
MINI VAN
|
MADE IN USA
|
07-AG-11-0-C
|
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FPT22447
|
RED |
WHITE |
NO |
MINI VAN |
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO |
07-AG-24-1-A
|
|
RED
|
WHITE
|
NO
|
MINI VAN
|
MADE IN BELGIUM
|
|
| FPT546 |
WHITE |
RED |
YES |
MINI BUS |
MADE IN USA |
07-AG-02-4-B |
|
WHITE |
RED |
YES |
MINI BUS |
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO |
|
|
FPT764
|
WHITE |
RED |
YES |
MINI BUS |
MADE IN BELGIUM |
|
|
WHITE |
RED |
YES |
MINI VAN |
MADE IN USA
|
|
|
FPT8483
|
WHITE
|
RED
|
YES
|
MINI VAN
|
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO
|
07-AE-07-1-A
|
|
WHITE
|
RED
|
YES
|
MINI VAN
|
MADE IN BELGIUM
|
|
|
FPT4544
|
WHITE
|
RED
|
NO
|
MINI BUS
|
MADE IN USA
|
07-AE-13-4-B
|
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FPT22091
|
WHITE
|
RED
|
NO
|
MINI BUS
|
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO
|
07-AG-11-1-A
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FPT22093
|
WHITE
|
RED
|
NO
|
MINI BUS
|
MADE IN BELGIUM
|
07-AG-11-3-C
|
|
WHITE
|
RED
|
NO
|
MINI VAN
|
MADE IN USA
|
|
|
WHITE |
RED |
NO |
MINI VAN |
ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO |
|
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FPT4545
|
WHITE
|
RED
|
NO
|
MINI VAN
|
MADE IN BELGIUM
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Other Information:
- The name of this set changed from "Mini-Bus" to a more up-to-date "Mini-Van" in 1986.
- White Mini-Bus with a red roof. The litho on side of the bus reads "MINI-BUS". This version was introduced in 1970, but discontinued in 1985. Both this version and the red with white roof mentioned above are pictured in Fisher-Price's 1970 Spring Toys brochure.
- In 1986 the Mini-Bus was given a more "modern name" - "Mini-Van" until the set was discontinued in 1990. The 3rd version, then, is a red mini-van with a white roof and the litho on the side of the van reads, "MINI-VAN".
- The 4th version is a white mini-van with a red roof and the litho on the side of the van reads, "MINI-VAN".
- The 5th version is a solid yellow mini-van. This is a Pamper's Promotional item that was sold ONLY in 1988.
- 1984-1985 - This set was sold in a 8-15/16" long, 3-5/8" high, 5-11/16" deep display box.
- 1986-1990 - This set was sold in a 8-15/16" long, 5-11/16" high, 3-3/4" deep display box.
- Retail price in the 1971 J.C. Penneys Spring and Summer Catalogue was $2.66.
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