Two major things inspired me for this post today: 1. Ryan's vintage tether car film clip from a few days ago 2. I'm typing this from Nurnberg, Germany where the most amazing toy fair in the world is happening right now. I just visited... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
Nice post, these toys are very cool, never had one though, but for some reason I've been developing some taste for Schucos lately. I grew up with Tonkas (still have all of my beaten up Tonkas) and I'm sure I developed some of my hot rod taste by playing with them
I got this Nylint RPU for Christmas in 1957. I guess you could say it had a big infulence on my hod rod preferance.
gotta love the Marx Caddy in the box with the sparkling motor. I was an vintage toy car addict in the 80's. I have recently had a relapse sparked in part by your recent post on plastic toys. there is no cure.
When I was a kid in the 50s, the local Grange sponsored a pen pal deal and I got a kid in East Germany. Sent him a Hubley cast aluminum fighter plane, the carrier model with folding wings. I got back from him a Shuco midget, still have it. Has four knockoff wheels, steering, tool kit with spanner for knockoffs and hammer to tighten them. Was a wind up model about 4 inches long. I corresponded with him for several years, we sent his family coffee and chocolate which were in short supply in eastern Germany. Shuco model 1050 now that I get it down off the shelf and look at it. Really a great little race car. Old guys love their second childhood, you can get cool stuff for your grandsons and then play with it yourself!
I have my grandfather electric caddillac looks like a 1949 or early 50's. All steel with rubber tires and working head lights. Missing the front tire. Still runs. Also have all my Chevron Fuel Station Tonkas 4 of them, never took them out side all in great shape.
Wow Dean - looks like your fate was sealed early! It's eerie how close that is to your full scale version. Glad you still have the little one though! Jay - When are you going to hire me as your assistant? Scotty
i have a small collection, the one i really want to find is a late 50's thunderbird like the one i had as a kid, it was battery powered, convertible, and you turned it on with the console shifter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpKJgu5lK8o&feature=related
Those things look cool I am a late 90s early 00s kid, so I had Hot Wheels, I remember the Tracks with loops. I also use to build cars out of legos, I built a pretty good looking charger once, I tired to do a 30s Ford as well.
I loved going to Nurenburg for Toy Fair in the 90's. So many buildings...so much to see and live steam trains out on the grass. Being the merchandise manager for the Eastwood Automobilia catalog was the best job I ever had.
Check out this awesome thread by rbantique, lotso pics http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=537747
That's one kool toy! If ya ever wanna sell it...I would buy it. Kool thread though....may inspire some antique shopping adventures for a few of us.
"Super HOT ROD" toy with "Electric FLASHING MOTOR BLOCK".....is this where they got the idea for the neon flashing spark plug wires seen on over done choppers? Cool on the toy....not on bikes.
I've collected tin,pressed steel,and cast iron for a couple of decades.Names like Marx,Distler,Doepke,Schuco,and all of the Jap tin.Love 'em all.
This was my Dads toy when he was a kid in the early 30's and it was given to my to play with when I was little.
The old Marx pressed tin cars kick it, really. I am still on the hunt for a Kenz and Leslie Streamliner toy car.
Here are some from my collection.A lot of them I have had since I was about 6 years old(60-plus years ago).The aluminum car I got on e-Bay and I think it is new.The chrome car has a clock spring motor and forward and reverse and was made in Italy probably right after WWII. The toy planes were made of wood by my uncle around the mid 1930's.