Fun '80s plastic toy cars

[Brian Austin]

Here's a rather peculiar interpretation of the General Lee

Ebay listing 1

or

Ebay listing 2

 

On the other hand, the same company produced this nicely detailed VW Thing.

VW Thing

[Fat Brian]

I remember those, I had a few top fuel dragster and stock cars. I think I also had a 34 Ford three window.

[ChrisBcritter]

Got one of their old ones : (Fun) Police Cushman scooter.

(Mods - was my post deleted or did I forget to hit "submit" last night? I didn't get a notice. No bad intent, especially from me )

[vincen47]

Wow, that’s a trip down memory lane. I had one of those as a kid! One of those things forgotten about until now. Yeah, not accurate, but I enjoyed playing with it.

[Tabbysdaddy]

5 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Got one of their old ones : (Fun) Police Cushman scooter.

(Mods - was my post deleted or did I forget to hit "submit" last night? I didn't get a notice. No bad intent, especially from me )

Your post was deleted. I thought it was funny though.

[paul alflen]

Gay toys- Walled Lake, Mi is now American Plastic Toys. Same location, still in business. I had a 1/16th or1/20th 1966 Bronco from there. It was super detailed like an AMT promo. Lots of quality for a plastic toy! LOL

[Brian Austin]

Periodically I do searches for Gay Toys, Thomas Toys and Processed Plastic Toys.

Those companies can be tough getting good results for.  ?

[peteski]

We sure live in some strange times.  This is a 3rd decade of the 21st Century and the amount of censorship or being offended is so much more prevalent than in the past 5 or 6 decades. 

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Brian's first 7 words are pretty funny. No judgement, just made me chuckle ?

[doorsovdoon]

I had a battery powered plastic Mercedes Benz Police car in the 80's, a 200 W123. It had one of those wheels under the engine area with two smaller rubber wheels in it that would spin. It moved the car backward and forward in a kind of 'seeking' motion. The lights also lit up and made a siren sound through a piezo speaker. It was a very accurate body if I remember but no idea what company made it. It was about 1/18 scale. My mum bought it for me at a small town market at one of those toy shops that sold odd but really good toys you never saw at the bigger chains. Would love to find one but I can't even find a picture of one.

[Brian Austin]

On 11/29/2023 at 9:51 PM, peteski said:

We sure live in some strange times.  This is a 3rd decade of the 21st Century and the amount of censorship or being offended is so much more prevalent than in the past 5 or 6 decades. 

No judgement was intended on my part.  Attempts to look up "Thomas Toys" get choked with results for Thomas the Tank Engine merch.  ?

[Tom99]

1969 Ranchero, it was found in an attic of a house I was cleaning out. 

[Tom99]

This 1967 Mustang coupe, was also  found in the attic of a house I was cleaning out.

[stitchdup]

Growing up one of my friends had a large plastic ford transit mk1 van. I think it was around 1/12 scale but could have been bigger and i was always jealous that he had it. I've searched ebay looking for one just for the nostalgia value but never found another. It had the diesel transit front and was white plastic with a red a team stripe but that might have been added by my friend as he loved that show

[Tom99]

I bought this one at K Mart in 1979, right after I purchased my yellow 1979 Mustang Turbo Coupe.

[paul alflen]

Tom99, I believe those cars were on metal Tonka  Truck car carriers in the late 1960's and 1970"s. Boys please correct me if I am wrong!!!

[Tom99]

On 12/4/2023 at 9:56 AM, paul alflen said:

Tom99, I believe those cars were on metal Tonka  Truck car carriers in the late 1960's and 1970"s. Boys please correct me if I am wrong!!!

I never gave that any thought, thank you.

[Brian Austin]

Tonka Mustang

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256306561146?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

[Tom99]

7 hours ago, Brian Austin said:

Tonka Mustang

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256306561146?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

Thank you!