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12/04/2016 11:41 am
I was thinking about Marlowe's Brilliant video translation and...
Now I need to ask, I bet not a single member here grew up never having at least one Tonka truck - right? (:-)
MJD
12/04/2016 1:05 pm
Well I did, and I wish that I had kept them. As a teenager, I sold them at a family garage sale for next to nothing.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
12/04/2016 3:26 pm
Ha! Your words are too kind! I did have one Tonka. My truck collection was dominated...
... with Buddy L and Nylint pressed steel trucks. I had a bazillion of 'em.
Here's my Tonka. I still have it.
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And me playing with my Buddy L trucks
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12/04/2016 3:39 pm
Yes I had several of the Buddy L & Nylint trucks too. Foolishly they are gone as well.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
12/04/2016 3:51 pm
Cool....Marlowe do you still have the Lionel set?
John Bono
North Jersey
12/04/2016 4:15 pm
(:-)
12/04/2016 4:22 pm
I loved my Tonka trucks! Anyone have 'Fighting Matilda'? Or Kenner bridge and turnpike building set?
12/04/2016 7:03 pm
Beward, gentlemen, you are approaching the nostalgic viewpoint that leads to becoming an old toy collector. (And it's fun!)
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Concentration of certain decades depends most often upon the age of the collector. Enjoy! (And check out your Tonka toys on eBay.)
12/04/2016 7:07 pm
PICS - I have a Kenner Bridge and Turnpike set now. Here's a little civil engineering fun.
I had one as a kid. I bought this one on eBay.
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12/04/2016 7:08 pm
I don't have that one but I replaced it with another Lionel train that I set up...
... during Christmas.
12/04/2016 7:09 pm
Those are cool! I know many of these old toys are commanding some serious prices!
12/04/2016 11:38 pm
I had alot of TONKA Trucks ... They carried my ARMY solders to the battle fields
13/04/2016 2:46 am
Nice 'building' Marlowe! That set looks to be in new condition. I had hundreds of hours of fun.
13/04/2016 3:53 am
OMG, I forgot that I had that set growing up! Memories! Also had a bevy of
Tonka and Buddy L trucks (also Johnny Express). Man, I wish I still had those trucks. Had the original Texaco tanker, too.
Thanks for the nostalgia journey, Marlowe. BTW, great video of you back in the late 50's. What a cute kid...
13/04/2016 5:20 am
PICS - Here's another Tonka. However, I never had this one as a kid. I few years ago...
... I picked this one up at a garage sale.
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