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A lever activated toy vehicle includes a body, a chassis and a lever. The chassis accommodates the body and has a front wheel and a rear wheel. A motor is disposed within the chassis and is drivingly coupled to at least one of the wheels. The lever is movably supported on the toy vehicle so as to be

A lever activated toy vehicle includes a body, a chassis and a lever. The chassis accommodates the body and has a front wheel and a rear wheel. A motor is disposed within the chassis and is drivingly coupled to at least one of the wheels. The lever is movably supported on the toy vehicle so as to be accessible by a user for movement between a first position and a second position. The toy vehicle further includes a moveable part and an actuator mechanism. The moveable part has at least a portion on the exterior of the body and a portion on the interior of the body. The actuator mechanism is operably coupled with the motor and the moveable part and is configured to move the moveable part from the concealed position to the revealed position after the lever is moved from the first position to the second position.

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We claim: 1. A lever activated toy vehicle comprising: a body having a front end, a rear end, an interior and an exterior; a chassis that accommodates the body and has at least a front wheel proximate the front end and a rear wheel proximate the rear end; a motor disposed within one of the body and

We claim: 1. A lever activated toy vehicle comprising: a body having a front end, a rear end, an interior and an exterior; a chassis that accommodates the body and has at least a front wheel proximate the front end and a rear wheel proximate the rear end; a motor disposed within one of the body and the chassis and drivingly coupled to at least one of the wheels; a lever movably supported on one of the chassis and the body of the toy vehicle so as to be accessible by a user with the body and chassis joined together for movement between a first position and a second position by user manipulation of the lever; a moveable part having at least a portion on the exterior of the body and a portion on the interior of the body, the moveable part being supported on at least one of the chassis and the body for movement between a concealed position and a revealed position, the moveable part has a first surface visible on the vehicle in at least the concealed position and a second surface visible on the vehicle only in the revealed position, each surface having sufficiently different features to differentiate the first and second surfaces; and an actuator mechanism operably coupled with the motor and the moveable part, the actuator mechanism being configured to move the moveable part from the concealed position to the revealed position by power from the motor after the lever is moved from the first position to the second position and being configured to move the moveable part from the revealed position back to the concealed position after a predetermined time. 2. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising a figurine disposed at least partially within the body of the vehicle, the figurine being hidden from view when the moveable part is in the concealed position and the figurine being viewable when the moveable part is in the revealed position. 3. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 2 wherein the figurine moves from a withdrawn position to an extended position when the moveable part moves from the concealed position to the revealed position. 4. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising a circuit having a battery mounted within at least one of the body and the chassis. 5. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 4 further comprising a sound generator electrically connected to the circuit. 6. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 4 further comprising a light electrically connected to the circuit. 7. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising a moveable accessory coupled to one of the lever, the actuator mechanism, a crank, and a wheel. 8. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 7 wherein the moveable accessory is one of an extension ladder, a bucket, and a truck bed. 9. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the moveable part is one of a door, a window, a hatch, a cap, a cab, and a roof. 10. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the body is one of a police vehicle, a fire vehicle, and a construction vehicle. 11. A lever activated toy vehicle comprising: a body having a front end, a rear end, an interior and an exterior; a chassis that accommodates the body and has at least a front wheel proximate the front end and a rear wheel proximate the rear end; a lever movably supported on one of the chassis and the body of the toy vehicle so as to be accessible by a user with the body and chassis joined together for movement between a first position and a second position by user manipulation of the lever; a moveable part having at least a portion on the exterior of the body and a portion on the interior of the body, the moveable part being supported on at least one of the chassis and the body for movement between a concealed position and a revealed position, the moveable part has a first surface visible on the vehicle in at least the concealed position and a second surface visible on the vehicle only in the revealed position, each surface having sufficiently different features to differentiate the first and second surfaces; an actuator mechanism operably coupled with the lever and the moveable part, the actuator mechanism being configured to move the moveable part from the concealed position to the revealed position by mechanical translation after the lever is moved from the first position to the second position and being configured to move the moveable part from the revealed position back to the concealed position; and a moveable accessory operably coupled with one of the lever and the actuator mechanism, the moveable accessory being supported on at least one of the chassis and the body for movement between a stored position and an operated position, the moveable accessory moving from the stored position to the operated position as the lever moves from the first position to the second position and the moveable accessory moving from the operated position to the stored position as the lever moves from the second position to the first position. 12. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 11 further comprising a figurine disposed at least partially within the body of the vehicle, the figurine being hidden from view when the moveable part is in the concealed position and the figurine being viewable when the moveable part is in the revealed position. 13. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 12 wherein the figurine moves from a withdrawn position to an extended position when the moveable part moves from the concealed position to the revealed position. 14. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 11 further comprising a circuit having a battery mounted within at least one of the body and the chassis. 15. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 14 further comprising a sound generator electrically connected to the circuit. 16. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 14 further comprising a light electrically connected to the circuit. 17. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 11 wherein the moveable accessory is one of an extension ladder, a bucket, and a truck bed. 18. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 11 wherein the moveable part is one of a door, a window, a hatch, a cap, a cab, and a roof. 19. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 11 wherein the body is one of a police vehicle, a fire vehicle, and a construction vehicle. 20. A wheel activated toy vehicle comprising: a body having a front end, a rear end, an interior and an exterior; a chassis that accommodates the body and has at least a front wheel proximate the front end and a rear wheel proximate the rear end; a crank wheel movably supported on one of the chassis and the body of the toy vehicle so as to be accessible by a user with the body and chassis joined together for movement between a first position and a second position by user manipulation of the crank wheel; a moveable part having at least a portion on the exterior of the body and a portion on the interior of the body, the moveable part being supported on at least one of the chassis and the body for movement between a concealed position and a revealed position; an actuator mechanism operably coupled with the crank wheel and the moveable part, the actuator mechanism being configured to move the moveable part from the concealed position to the revealed position by mechanical translation as the crank wheel is rotated from the first position to the second position and being configured to move the moveable part from the revealed position back to the concealed position as the crank wheel is rotated from the second position to the first position; and a moveable accessory operably coupled with one of the crank wheel and the actuator mechanism, the moveable accessory being supported on at least one of the chassis and the body for movement between a lowered position and a raised position, the moveable accessory moving in response to one of the crank wheel and the actuator mechanism. 21. The lever activated toy vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the motor is an electric motor.