Hess gas stations began selling Hess toy trucks back in 1964 and continued making replicas of Hess vehicles until 1987. In 1987 Hess began selling non-fleet toy vehicles. In 1980 Hess introduced the GMC training van that was used for training seminars at Hess service stations.
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The original selling price of the Hess training van was $3.29. Six hundred thousand training vans were manufactured. It is a white GMC RV (recreational vehicle) with green light-p Hess logos. There is a switch on the bottom that turns on the head and tail lights. The side door opens and there is a pop up TV antenna. It is about twelve inches long. On the bottom of the training van it is stamped 1978 but it was only sold in 1980.
