Growing up, I was a big fan of Tonka trucks. I’d build elaborate road networks in the backyard, complete with water crossings and challenging routes to and from various pretend worksites. Microscale ...

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There are countless toy trucks on the market, but there’s one that remains a steadfast favorite: Tonka trucks. Their bold black-and-yellow designs and realistic features provide hours of open-ended ...

The yellow Tonka Truck. Instantly recognizable by any child of decades past, that big metal beast would always make you popular around the sandbox. There were no blinking lights to dazzle, no noises ...

In 1946, a company called Mound Metalcraft was founded in Mound, Minnesota, near the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Although Mound Metalcraft was primarily fixated on manufacturing garden tools, a former ...

Sometimes bigger is better, and there's nothing that's better when it's bigger than automotive toys. Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars were definitely cool, but with a heavy hand, you'd shoot them under ...