Retro toys

I miss some of the good stuff I used to have

 

Another REALLY COOL toy I had (Christmas, 1966) that I wish I still had, was the battery operated "Lost In Space Robot!" (I STILL remember the noise it made, and, also, the box it came in!)

 

I still have this Robby the robot, but it doesn't move much... Mine is plastic not die cast like this.

 

"ROBBY"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought a replica off eBay a few years ago (gotta get new batteries!)

One of the COOLEST "classic-era" 'bots of ALL time!!!!!

 

Speaking of the SUPER-COOL b/o 1960s "Lost In Space" Robot; I've recently seen examples (w/box) going for over $1,600!!!!!!!!!

NEVER thought that the toys we once so happily played with, 50-60 odd years ago would one day be valuable (and COSTLY!) collector's items!!

 

Star Cruiser UFO (Cox, 1978)

It was powered by a Cox engine that used a methanol-oil mix.


Star Cruiser 1978


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That is COOL!!!!!!!!!!

Think of all the non-"Star Wars" toys which were clearly inspired by the original film alone; the unspiration was indeed QUITE clear!


I STILL remember a "Star Wars" arcade game wedged into a corner of the convenience store a few blocks from my brother's house, well over 40 years ago (was QUITE popular, indeed!)

Was TOTALLY cool (be worth a fortune, today, especially in working order!)

 

Anyone else remember those clear plastic "water pressure-powered" rockets that you'd pump full of water, to launch them? (I'm going back to the 60s, here!)

You could find these in any five-and-ten, or any candy store, and pay about 59 cents; seemed all the guys on my block had one, back then....they WERE a LOT of FUN, for sure!

 

You must have been rich kids. We had to play with sticks......if we didn't have to eat them...

 

The basic one is shown in the image below.

One was multi-stage. Some had a capsule on top that would separate and descend with a parachute.


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My Pretty Pony (Hasbro, 1981)

My Pretty Pony


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That flying saucer toy conjures up late-70s images of an aging Lorne Greene in Battlestar Galactica flying cowboy-style on a Star Wars-inspired, giant, gas-guzzling, lumbering, Chrysler spaceship, complete with rich Corinthian leather!.

 

Yep, that'S JUST what I was recalling!

Man, the fun we guys had, playing "Cape Kennedy", so long ago!

 

I was thinking of the same thing after reading about the gyrocopter. I had one of these. It was fun. I'm sure it broke at some point.

 

Remember...........

"Zoomer Boomers"?

"Crashmobile"?

Kenner's "Give-A-Show Projector"?

"James Bond Road Race" set?

Yeah, I know I'm really showing my age, now...........

 

Kenner's give a show projector....I could hear my father now...."Jesus Christ, turn it off, you're wasting batteries"....

One thing I still have is my 1972 circa American Flyer 56" steel rail sled. I put it out with a bow for a Christmas decoration.

 

My cousin (for Christmas, 1966) got the "E-Z Bake Oven"; man, the untold number of cupcakes my cousins and I devoured!

CANNOT FORGET the "GI Joe Space Capsule", which came with a record of actual "Mission Control" transmissions!

Sure wish I still had mine..............

 

Holy cow...trains, trucks, erector set, the mother load. Oh, and the fiery hot C-7 1/4 bulbs on the tree. Yes, a highly flammable tree with about 800 watts of lights on it.