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Yes I agree.
Quite ironic that a European member is telling this to an American member though
Quite ironic that a European member is telling this to an American member though
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what kind of car this is or where I could find more information about it. It is from the 1980’s and I gather from eBay that it is referred to as a “Tonka Friction Car”. It is the kind that you run along the ground to rev up an "inertia motor" inside and then push the button on top and it goes forward under it’s own power. It has "140" stamped on the bottom, and is about 3 inches long. I have had no luck searching the internet to find out what it is and possibly obtain one in better condition. Also, if anyone can tell me if it is based on a real car and if so what make or model, I'd appreciate any help.
I'm collectiing heavily K 70-literature - but strictly no toy-K 70ies. May sound strange, but I've seen, that the collections of my friends are very big, so my chance is not good to reach them. So I've decided to be concentrated just on the literature. If I find sometimes a K 70-scale model for a good price, I buy it and give to my friends for the same price.
I couldn´t have explained it better - exactly the way I thought and the same way I act today.
A little bit nitpicking before going to sleep: @Raul: one thing is not correct at your NSU TT. The wheels are from the Prinz 4. 
As a school-boy I've collected the 1:87-scale WIKING-models. A lot of them I've bought on flea-markets and at collector's store. I still have nine plastic-boards full with them (ca.400), but actually I haven't found a place to hang them.
In the early 90ies my interest in them was going back. They got more and more expensive and I've spend my money and time in my first real car (K 70, for sure ) and the work in the K 70-enthusiasts-club.
I'm collectiing heavily K 70-literature - but strictly no toy-K 70ies. May sound strange, but I've seen, that the collections of my friends are very big, so my chance is not good to reach them. So I've decided to be concentrated just on the literature. If I find sometimes a K 70-scale model for a good price, I buy it and give to my friends for the same price.
I own only two K 70-scale-models, a red 1:87 WIKING (I got from a neighbour, when I was 3 years old) and a greenmtallic 1:66 Majorette with Sterckeman-camping-trailer, which I got as a 5-year-old boy.
My other toy-cars of my childhood, mainly SIKU, Majorette, some Matchbox, Corgi and others, too, are still existing. Not in good condition, because played with, but still alive.
In the early 90ies my interest in them was going back. They got more and more expensive and I've spend my money and time in my first real car (K 70, for sure
) and the work in the K 70-enthusiasts-club.I'm collectiing heavily K 70-literature - but strictly no toy-K 70ies. May sound strange, but I've seen, that the collections of my friends are very big, so my chance is not good to reach them. So I've decided to be concentrated just on the literature. If I find sometimes a K 70-scale model for a good price, I buy it and give to my friends for the same price.
I own only two K 70-scale-models, a red 1:87 WIKING (I got from a neighbour, when I was 3 years old) and a greenmtallic 1:66 Majorette with Sterckeman-camping-trailer, which I got as a 5-year-old boy.
My other toy-cars of my childhood, mainly SIKU, Majorette, some Matchbox, Corgi and others, too, are still existing. Not in good condition, because played with, but still alive.
In earlier years I probably spent way more money for scale model cars than I later payed for many of my real cars. *gg* My favourite scale was 1:87 and my daily "goals" were finding model cars you couldn´t buy in every German store.
About 10 years ago, I abandoned that collection, for you can´t do everything. Brochures, magazines, books, several real cars in the garage, tons of paper inside the house/ the office... And many, many scale cars as well. During a kind of "cleaning process", the scale cars had to go for good.
But I still love scale cars, quite often feel tempted to re-start a collection again... I still read scale model magazines from time to time and I find myself quite often browsing the websites of scale car manufacturers or collectors. So you might say: I don´t collect them any more, but I never lost track.
P.S.: And yes, I´m with Leoz, stating that I´m a big kid as well.
About 10 years ago, I abandoned that collection, for you can´t do everything. Brochures, magazines, books, several real cars in the garage, tons of paper inside the house/ the office... And many, many scale cars as well. During a kind of "cleaning process", the scale cars had to go for good.
But I still love scale cars, quite often feel tempted to re-start a collection again... I still read scale model magazines from time to time and I find myself quite often browsing the websites of scale car manufacturers or collectors. So you might say: I don´t collect them any more, but I never lost track.
P.S.: And yes, I´m with Leoz, stating that I´m a big kid as well.