My dad gave us a Hot Wheels Sizzlers set for Christmas of 70 while we are at Sembach Airforce Base. My sister and I woke up during the night and peeked thru the hallway door in the living area to see him and my two older brothers setting it up. Lots' of fun...
Would make an awesome cabin kitchen unit.
Loved Hotwheels as a kid... Never could get the Loop-de-loop thing to work, though...
Cheers and great pix!
Sirhr
Ive seen that logo before but can't quite make it out. What brand is that?
$4?!!! You used to only get a buck. That's how the dollar got its nickname. True story.
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When dad was buying fur in the '80s, he was buying deer hides for $7 or a pair of deer skin gloves...most people went for the gloves, he bought the gloves by the gross for $2/pair.$4?!!! You used to only get a buck. True story.
I stayed in a motel near the Allegheny National Forest that had one of these. I loved it
Cute.
Designed failure. It's engineered into the product. It's how companies stay in business.
In the HVAC business people ask me all the time, how long will it last? Until the warranty runs out. They don't expect it to last much longer than they warranty it for.
In the HVAC business people ask me all the time, how long will it last? Until the warranty runs out. They don't expect it to last much longer than they warranty it for.
Exactly...and sadly. We live in a disposable world now. They don't build things to last, and when they break it costs almost as much to fix as it does to replace...so we replace, and live in a false sense of security with the brand new warranty.
That’s a sweet collection! If I remember right, the early versions were single speed with foam tires only, and the later versions had two speeds and both foam and rubber tires. They tried to make a comeback in the late 90’s or so, under a new manufacturer, but it didn’t last. We bought each of our kids one.
These are all single speed but with rubber tires. I had the semi and even the pulling sled. I still have part of the sled. I don't recall any being two speeds but I've slept since then.
I love the 70s.
Drinking tang.
The draft was ending.
Hippies were starting to cut their hair and take a bath.
Cocaine was still being manufactured with ether instead of the bullshit diesel fuel used now.
wow does that bring back memories. got my first one Christmas morning. spent the entire day outside in the snow burning up batteries. I remember my mom making me come in when it got dark. effing loved those things. had to be 78-80ish or so dont remember exactly but dammit I loved those things. had several Toyota body styles, and I still drive Toyotas today actually.....just realized that
Johnny Lightning.
Am I the only one that remembers them ?
Am I the only one that remembers them ?
When I was in the 7th grade there was an underground network of boys playing with Stompers in school. We traded them, saved lunch money for them and dreamed of having them all.
A while back, I looked at some on eBay…..
prices are crazy.
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