Let us not forget the old Sears cataloges this time of year!!!

It started with a crawl, then a walk, and then a bicycle! Needed to know how fast we were moving!!! Look out!! Mark

  Herman is looking forward to what is to come!! Checking the carburetion on the Munster Koach !!!! Got to be in tune for the coming holiday!!! Mark

Cool stuff Mark! As a kid in the late 1960's/early 1970's.. I used to wait for the SEARS CHRISTMAS CATALOG to be delivered in the mail. I don't remember when it would arrive.. but it was probably sometime before the Thanksgiving holiday.. to allow plenty of time to order.. or get to a store to shop in time for Christmas. Sears sold EVERYTHING that you needed. It's fascinating; that such a retail giant is no longer a player..

roddie wrote:Cool stuff Mark!

Sears sold EVERYTHING that you needed. It's fascinating; that such a retail giant is no longer a player..

And I would like to know how the heck that happened!!!!

Well one name - Bezos. Raking in billions while paying his employees peanuts and limiting their benefits.

I truly miss the old days of the Sears stores and the set up of race car sets out to play with and Wish you had , never miss a chance to go there with the family It is a shame with all the online shopping now a days / plus the prices are better is a + but not the same as getting out there in the crowd

All I can say is do you folks notice how people are driving distracted now a days??? Wow not good!!! Look out!!!!

This link will address the title of this thread.

  Click Here while scrolling down the page.

           Not all years are listed. Enjoy.

Vintage Kenner car race set. The cars ran on a cushion of air....Shape of things to come????? Who Knows sears circa 1968.

Mark, here's that yo-yo ad without the pesky watermark.

Nice pictures.

begged for and got a Vroooooooom for my bicycle one year...too lazy to google it

Me too Fred.  What a step up from baseball cards and clothes pins, huh? A real upgrade to my Schwinn Stingray!

A couple of months ago, my wife and I were hanging out on the front porch watching a neighbor teach his 7 year old son how to ride a bike.  She hollered out he needed to clip some cards on it.  I said no, he really needs a Vroom!  She'd never heard of that so I looked it up on the Net.  Geez!  People are asking $500 and up for them, some with no handlebar throttles too.  Boy, I wish I still had some of that stuff I had when I was a kid.  I could retire right now!

Mattel made all kinds of v-rroom engine toys back in the day!!! WONDERFUL!!!!

This is the real Mattel Vrroom.  It bolted on to the frame and turned an ordinary bike into a fire breathing, tire scorching hot rod!  

This one is available on the Bay for a paltry $450. Batteries not included.

Dave P. wrote:This is the real Mattel Vrroom. It bolted on to the frame and turned an ordinary bike into a fire breathing, tire scorching hot rod! This one is available on the Bay for a paltry $450.  Batteries not included.

Perhaps for the most discerning collector for something that looks NOS, but at that cost, one could probably get a Chinese moped conversion kit for a bike and have a real powered bicycle.

Back then a brand new Vespa probably cost about that!

Dave P. wrote:Back then a brand new Vespa probably cost about that!

In 1971, that was the cost of a brand new Honda CB100 motorcycle. (Photo off the net)

One of the few ground-based toys I ever wanted...I think it cost around 12-14 bucks, and that put it WAY out of the Christmas budget.  But, I was pretty adept at imagining sending it on assignments to vanquish my enemies!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJFzi6Gx7SA

They even came close to taking out Illya Kuryakin !!!!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgX7opYMdPo

My Wife said I should add this to the list!!!!