Remember Hot Wheels Sizzlers?

Truzi,

I was at Borders Book this morning looking for a book for my brother and saw a whole shelf dedicated to the collecting of Hot Wheels. I couldn't believe how thick and detailed some of the books were!!! My favorite HW car ever was the Red Barron car with the little chrome helmet. I had one of the originals with the tiny spike on top, I think I got it form my brother, but it's long been lost. ou:

My brother has a gold looking GMC motor home that our step dad got him when we went to a GM open house one year. It's gotta be worth something, I've never seen another one and I think GM had them made to give out to employees, if I remember right. I got to drive my dad's forklift at the open house, that was way more fun than getting a Hot Wheels. :laugh:

 

Hey..... I just bought a set (track/cars) of Sizzlers from Target for my sons and "I" can't wait to play with it :grin: You don't have to be senile to play with them again. At least I don't think I'm senile uzzled:


Hey..... I just bought a set (track/cars) of Sizzlers from Target for my sons and "I" can't wait to play with it :grin: You don't have to be senile to play with them again. At least I don't think I'm senile uzzled:

Wait, did I just say that again... uzzled: :laugh:

 

Well, being that my Mom probably didn't think I was old enough (born in 70) I never got one :ball: but I do rember playing on some tracks with some my Mom's friends older kids. My son has something similar from Hot Wheels that I bought about ten years ago. The car sits on a AA charger/base to recharge but didn't come with a track. I've always loved cars for as long back as I can remember. God I wish I still had even half of what I did when I was a kid. I "demo'd" most of my Matchbox and Hot Wheels. I did finally start treating my toys better....eventually. Which is why I still have a case of 80's cars left. I do vividly remember my Evil K. wind-up motorcycle launcher and ramp. Even had his "stunt van". One of my favorite cars though were I think made by Tonka. I can't rember the name but you'd rev'em up and then hit the red button sticking out of the roof. The car would take off in an instant burnout and then start doing doughnuts and bouncing off everything in our kitchen. Ah, the good old days of looking through my Steve Austin dolls bionic eye or playing with my G.I. Joe. It was only 30 years ago for me.

 

Tonkas were great. I still have my Evel K stuff in the attic as well as the 6 Million Dollar man, his robot enemy and the spaceship/operating room.

Am I showing my age now? :laugh:

 

i still have mine also :TU:

 

I'm jealous....

You guys must've been rich. I've never even seen this stuff!! We thought making parachutes out of string and sandwich bags for our little green army guys was cool.

Must be why I buy bigger toys now....making up for an empty childhood?? :laugh:

 

Anyone remember getting army men from Hostess Ho Hos?

I was Christmas shopping in Target today and a Hotwheel case caught my eye. Done just like the old style - not updated at all. Then I checked out the Sizzlers and flashed back to my childhood. Same cars - I felt like I was a kid again, but in a different store.

You can tell by looking at them that the quality of plastic in the body isn't quite as good as the old ones, but they are perfect replicas - down to the cases they come in. It was great. I might have to get myself some.

I believe the Sizzler was the first toy I took the motor apart on and managed to put back together and have it work.

 

Man, my sister in law has all of that stuff from the bionic Man era. She has Steve Austin, the Bionic Woman, all of the accesories, and I think even a bionic dog. They are all still in the original packaging and sitting on shelves in her house. (we're not touch anything when we go over there)

She also has every Star Wars toy that I've ever seen and a lot that I never have and they are all still in the original packaging too.

Her house is like the "40 year Old Virgin's" house from that movie, except in her case, she's a "38 Year Old Virgin". :laugh: The collection from the movie is nothing compared to her's. I thought I was a packrat, whew, she's got everyone that I know beat!!

 

Anyone ever see the Bionic Watermelon (sketch in a variety show)?