Kinda lame but funny for the over ~40 crowd

[cebeu]

You old guy's remember this stuff - heh heh, burned hours and hours on end with these toys...back when shit was "real" and the almighty corporate dollar, lawyers, special interests and safety programs hadn't yet taken over.

My old man stopped-by last week with a some boxes he'd been draggin' around the globe for literally decades, two of them had loads of Tonka, Mighty Tonka, Matchbox, Hot Wheels, Structo, etc., must be a thousand+ toys in there that have not seen the light of day in 35-40 years if I had to guess.

Made me reflect a bit and smile...thought some of you might get a laugh or two as well...

[StagLefty]

Thanks-I do remember and HAD all those

[Irving]

Over 40? I'm in my mid 20's and played with Tonka trucks and Hot Wheels.

[BigBear]

That crane might be worth some $$ to collectors my friend. Saw an episode of Antiques Roadshow where someone got over $1500 for one that looked worse than yours.


And BTW, I'm with Irving here - Mid 20's and I've played with Tonka/etc when I was younger.

[GoldFinger]

Definitely brings back memories! Back when all the toys were metal. Good stuff! And I agree with Bear in that those things could be worth a few pennies if you decide to let them go.

[Hoosier]

I had that exact same dump truck.

H.

[SU405]

Only 34 here but had a loader and dump that looked identical to those.

I had a friend with a an old shovel like the orange one in your pic.

That thing might fetch some good coin from a collector.

[Marlin]

If done properly, the dumptruck was an excellent skateboard. Not that I would know..