The toys that made a difference to you...
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75LandYacht
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Wow!! I had a few of those as a kid. Boy that picture brings back memories.
I had this model circa. 1970. Cox engine, tethered (goes in a circle), hard-plastic tires made for a bumpy ride. It didn't last very long or I wasn't very careful with it.
Mine is long gone of course but saw this one on Ebay listed for $270.
Mine is long gone of course but saw this one on Ebay listed for $270.
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Seems like '66 or '67, I had to have THIS one with the mountains ... But 55 years ago or so today, it wasn't to be. It was another set (can't remember the brand ..) that didn't have mountains.
BTW ... $19.99 in 1966 money is about $190.00 in 2022 money. not really cheap. could be why i didn't get it.
BTW ... $19.99 in 1966 money is about $190.00 in 2022 money. not really cheap. could be why i didn't get it.
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My Christmas toy haul from Xmas 1970
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There us a 20-30 ohm wrap of nichrome wire around a wick that is saturated with fluid. The vaporized fluid is pushed out with a air piston driven in and out if a chamber. Or very carfully by the minature fireman scooping coal.How did the locomotive make "steam"?
75LandYacht
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My dads first new car was a 70 Duster in B7, my first car was a 68 Valiant.. your pics drew memories..
1947 -- my Dad was 13 (maybe age of kid in the ad), my Mom was 8 -- so I decades away from arriving on the scene .
I wanted one (something with you'd leave set up in the basement for example_ in the 60's but alas a father/son deal that me Pop never got to). This was is advertised as 50 inches by 90 inches.
. I wanted one (something with you'd leave set up in the basement for example_ in the 60's but alas a father/son deal that me Pop never got to). This was is advertised as 50 inches by 90 inches.
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Same here. Had my first 70' Charger R/T at 15.
Same here. BmX bikes, then off to cars. I had my first 70' R/T charger at 15 years old. I still have my toys. Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars, garages and tracks, Tonka trucks, other diecast cars and trucks. Star Wars, slot cars and tracks, HO trains and track, action figures, Atari 2600, Coleco, Nintendo games. My kids all played with them along with all of their own toys and now have 3 Grand kids so far that will play with it all. My Grandson already playing with his original owner, numbers matching, all original 69 Charger.
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before we played a lot with toys, but unfortunately today children play much less, they prefer smartphones to toys.
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75LandYacht
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Smartphones!! An absolute DEMON for the new generation… our toys were primitive by comparison, but what fun I had for sure.
1964/65 or so?
I did NOT have this but a cousin did. I remember playing with it. Seems my youngest sister had a Barbie version year or two later.
my kids (born mid-late 80's)? they had this fella that has gotta be from 1960 or so. they played with this dude for hours and hours.
my now three-year old grandson has this thing? This to me is fine. Digital technology-enabled imagination applied to a Mattel-o-phone.
But the fact he can use my daughter's i-Phone 14? Naw - "penalty flag" on that....
I did NOT have this but a cousin did. I remember playing with it. Seems my youngest sister had a Barbie version year or two later.
my kids (born mid-late 80's)? they had this fella that has gotta be from 1960 or so. they played with this dude for hours and hours.
my now three-year old grandson has this thing? This to me is fine. Digital technology-enabled imagination applied to a Mattel-o-phone.
But the fact he can use my daughter's i-Phone 14? Naw - "penalty flag" on that....
thethee
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The most advanced piece of kit I had growing up was my blue Gameboy Color but man did I love that thing
70NEWYORKER
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Where do you get one of these from? I could use one to impress the chicks at the bar on Friday nights....
If ya gotta ask, you ain't old enough ... or you had cooler stuff as a kid 
taught patience, dexterity, and how to handle losing to "girls"!
taught patience, dexterity, and how to handle losing to "girls"!
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