#604 Rico / Tonka - Hot Rod (Around 1977)

Tonka is some other bang-up toy companionship from the U.S.A. They were founded inwards the 40s and, fifty-fifty today, the mention is all the same beingness used yesteryear electrical current toy manufacturers. The master companionship does non be anymore, though. As it commonly happen, the master companionship did non manufcature toys at the fourth dimension of its foundation, only at some squall for they saw some bussiness there, as well as changed the production to toys.

Mound Metalcraft was founded inwards 1946 inwards Mound, Minnesota, amongst the intention of making as well as selling garden appliances. Their commencement products were 2 tie-rack models. The founders were: Lynn Everett Baker, Avery F. Crounse, as well as Alvin F. Tesch. At some squall for inwards 1947, they stance it would live a skilful stance to include a few toys inwards their portfolio, as well as manufactured the commencement Tonka trucks. By then, the companionship already had a novel logo as well as a novel name: Tonka, a variation of the Dakota Sioux give-and-take for "big" or "great".

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Toys became the principal source of incomes for the company, thus inwards 1955 Mound Metalcraft changed its mention to Tonka Toys. During that commencement year, 37,000 metallic trucks were manufactured, counting 2 models: a steam shovel as well as a crane.

Like every other companionship those years, they to a greater extent than oftentimes than non used metallic parts, that were afterwards replaced amongst plastic parts from the belatedly 70s on. The toys are characterized for beingness really sturdy.

The companionship Tonka bought Kenner Parker inwards 1987 as well as was afterwards acquired yesteryear Hasbro inwards 1991. Currently, the Tonka construct is belongings of Maisto, that has a trouble of 1:64 trucks sold nether this brand/series.

Information upwardly to this point: to a greater extent than oftentimes than non Wikipedia

But since I am from Spain, as well as this weblog deals amongst many Castilian toys, my involvement to Tonka is related to the licenses Tonka gave to other toy manufacturers closed to the world. In the detail illustration of Spain, it was Rico that manufactured many Tonka-licensed toys for the Castilian market. Toys are recognisable because Tonka ever gave to its toys an unique, sturdy, bulky look.

One of the close famous lines dorsum as well as thus was the "Sansón" trucks (Engl. Samson, similar the Biblical graphic symbol of enormous strength) That I would similar to comment inwards this weblog soon. Other serial was "Diablos", as well as I am certain at that spot were some to a greater extent than serial available.

The Hot Rod shown inwards this entry is non a genuine Tonka, complaint that the construct TONKA is marked inwards the safe tyres as well as the front end grill, only this car is truly a Rico product, manufactured amongst the master casts yesteryear Tonka. It was sold nether the trouble "Autos Locos", which roughly translates equally "Crazy Cars". The mention is likely non randomly chosen, since the TV serial "Wacky Races" was likewise dubbed to Castilian equally "Autos Locos", thus perhaps this mention was appealing to the audience of the TV show.

I must tell I convey seen this trouble for the commencement fourth dimension today, thus straightaway I am thinking that the "Old Cars" yesteryear Playtoy mightiness be an endeavour to re-create this detail Rico series. Note that the reference 503 of the "Old Cars" is really similar to this model presented here.