Show rods, cartoon cars and other fun cars from the ’60s and ’70s.
Rods and Ends is a blog focusing on toys and memorabilia related to show rods, cartoon cars and other fun cars from the ’60s and ’70s. All are photographed on a vintage ’70s harvest gold laminate countertop.
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It came from the Sketchpad…
During the show rod era of the 1960s and ’70s, wild sketches done for magazines became full-size cars, 1/24-scale plastic model cars and/or 1/64-scale diecast cars. Shown here are four examples that came from Rod & Custom magazine. First, the Horn Toad. Before there was a Horn Toad, there was this sketch by Tom Daniel…
Tonka Scramblers
“Another innovation for Tonka!” This four-page brochure announced the launch of eight Tonka Scramblers in 1971. It highlighted their “Torque Thrust” spring motors. The Tonka Scramblers were spring powered and featured a metal body and chassis. Three of the eight cars are shown here. Tonka Scramblers were available in a display box. One panel of…
“The Wild World of Custom Show Rods”
This one-page, one-sided flyer is from 1986. When these model kits appeared in Monogram’s 1987 catalog, it was the first time they’d been offered in years. The Big Red Baron had last appeared in a Monogram catalog in 1971, Pie Wagon in 1974, and Bad Medicine and T’rantula in 1976. All four kits were designed…
Tootsietoy Super Slicks
Tootsietoy Super Slicks were in Strombecker catalogs from 1971 through 1982. With a twin-engine bubble top show rod, a C-Cab and four dune buggies, these “die-cast metal fun cars” reflected custom car fads of the ’60s and ’70s. Each car had a metal body and a plastic chassis. The Super Slicks Six Pack, a box…
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