What was the coolest toy you had as a kid?

[oldkimmer]

I had a Dennis the Menace pedal tractor and the helmet. No idea what ever happened to them. Kim

 

[Richard Cranium]

I have bicycles now that I wanted as a kid but never got!

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I paid a visit to my local bicycle store this morning to get a tube. While there I was checking out the electric bikes which range anywhere from $1,550 - $6,000. They had a cool one that looked like a 1 1/4 size mini bike, which I thought was pretty cool, but it’s not 4 grand worth of cool.

 

[PROSTOCKTOM]

Christmas 1973 I got a Vertibird Air Rescue Ship. This was probably the best toy I ever got. I saved that little man thousands of times.

Tom

 

[Dave6T4]

We were so poor that I had to play with myself....

You must like those gambling commercials that are on now, with all the people "playing with themselves". You beat me to it, Wayne. I was going to say my parents were too poor to buy me toys. So, my Mom cut a corner off my pants pocket, so I would have something to play with LOL.

 

[RTDaddy]

A "Mold Master." It heated up a plastic then you pushed own a plunger forcing the plastic into a mold which made military vehicles, figures, and a lot of other things depending on the mold selected. Best toy in the world for someone whose Old Man worked in a foundry.

 

[Southbranch]

Mt father was friends with another volunteer fireman that was to old to be a active member, his son was past college and had a huge model car collection. I was given the left over parts from those models, no bodies but plenty of wheels, motors and body parts. My imagination ran free building planes, helicopters and, subs that wouldn't fly and definitely sink. Maybe it was all the glue to hold these magnificent contraptions together.

 

[retractable]

About 8 years old i got 4 new wheels for my home made go gart. Water pipe welded frame, Maytag washing machine gas motor direct drive. I was thrilled to get the new wheels.
Can't find any old picture of that go cart.

 

[jimbosride]

 

[autoxcuda]

My brother and I had these Sears Jaguar pedal cars. Loved them !

 

[autoxcuda]

These AMF Hugger's we had were much better than the all plastic "Big Wheels" or Green Machines

They lasted forever except for the fork on one had to be re-welded and the rubber wheel insert wore out.

 

[kiwigtx]

Superballs were amazing....and also hurt like hell. They were harder than a hockey puck.

...especially when you launch them with a tennis racket.
Unripe lemons are good for that also....unless you're the guy about 5 houses down from my Great Aunt's place.

 

[kiwigtx]

My dad and I took it out, he flew it around once. I tried it, the thing went straight up, nosed over, then straight into the ground.

Those planes always seemed to go their fastest when headed straight into the dirt.

 

[polywideblock]

 

[davek]

Wished I kept them.

 

[polywideblock]

had all of these monogram hasn't been around for heeps

Had all of these, manufactured in the 70s

 

[ESOXER]

 

[j-c-c-62]

I would probably say the custom wood pushcart my dad built me. It was kinda of along the lines of a soap box derby full body car, but being there are effectively no hills in Florida, it was hand pushed. My dad owned a Phillips 66 back then and the Company colors were a skin tone beige and maroon. we painted the push car maroon. It had a wagon front swing beam axle, with a tapered pivot bearing, made out of oak for strength my dad told me, with 1/2" steel axles Ubolted underneath. Axle was steered by hand pulled rope tied to each end of the axle.

A few years later I decided to build my own upgraded version of a pushcart, with 20" rear bicycle wheels cantilevered in single shear off custom steel brackets I fabbed up. The bike axles kept bending for obvious reasons, but the push car was fast, and impressed all my playmates with its altered wheelbase wheelies.
Learned real quick there is no steering when doing a wheelie.

Guess some things never change.

 

[Dave6T4]

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Had all of these, manufactured in the 70s

I had a bunch of the Renwal military models. I remember some tanks and an articulated missle carrier.

 

[WileE]

Had this :

and it's a wonder I didn't cause an explosion with my initial foray in science.

 

[Davefinan]