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| The 1971, 1979, 1982 and 1984 Malibu Barbies that I brought with me to the Pop-Up Truck. |
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| The decals with the 1980s logo were free. |
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| Last year's T-shirt was black and this year's is white. |
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| The colors on the Pop-Up Truck are beautiful! |
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| Lots of people were taking pictures of themselves with the Pop-Up Truck. |
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| No, Barbie merchandise isn't cheap! |
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| Notice the Mercedes steering wheel logo on the front of the van. |
It was advertised as the Malibu Barbie Pop-Up Truck Tour, but the van itself had "West Coast Wave" on it. I looked up the vehicle itself; it is a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and the license plate says, "BARBIER." I explained to a mother and little daughter attending that Barbie's full name was Barbara Millicent Roberts, hence the "R."
Last year's truck visit was widely publicized and I had to stand in line to get to the van. This year had almost no advertising and the only reason I knew about it was because my friend Meg in Southern California sent me an article about it!
I took four of my Malibu Barbies with me to show the sellers in the van, and the one guy was thrilled that I brought them. I brought with me the 1971 SunSet, 1979 Sun Lovin', 1982 SunSational and 1984 Sun Gold, all redressed in outfits from the same year that they were sold. The logo on the side of the truck was the the curlicue one that was used between 1976 and 1992.
There weren't any items designed for Barbie dolls for sale. You can see what was sold in the photo I took of the sign. I bought the T-shirt, which has the 1970s stretchy trim on the sleeves and collar. I also got two decals.
Here is a link to the tour: https://shop.mattel.com/pages/barbie-truck-tour
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