Mattel launched the HotWheels brand in 1968 and the free wheeling 1:64 scale muscle cars became a household world by the early 1970s. By 1975, the brand was doing what it does best, creating great looking cars and complicated racing playsets, a formula they still use today. 1975 Hot Wheels Catalog
Which man to choose, Bat or Bionic? I wish I had these decisions to make when it came to clothes.
Get em now ’cause I think “last day” is just around the corner…
When I last posted about Spiegel Catalog exclusive “Big Red” I had never heard of him. However, I got a ton of email from you lot saying that you not only had Big Red but that you loved him! So here is Red’s offering from 1975!
THIS…MAN…WINS….
What with it being Father’s Day weekend and all, I thought what better time to celebrate the “Old Man Fashions” of the past and at the same time cheat readers out of content while you tootle around with my book? Enjoy your sweaters. These guys are all probably younger than I am now.
This shot from 1977 pictures Donny and Marie inspecting their toy namesakes at a Mattel Expo where they were guests of honour. Other notable displays at this show involved Mattel’s new line of Shogun Warriors, Slime, Pulsar and Welcome Back Kotter toys. Sadly, the article only mentions those and this is the best picture I […]
The daily traffic jam for use of the hot comb was an ongoing source of tension in the Wagner home.
For years now, it’s been bugging me if this 6 inch fashion doll that has been dubbed “The Victim” and said to be part of the Lincoln Monsters line of toys was a real thing or not. I had heard from people over the years who claimed to have her as a kid or saw […]
The boots brothers stopped harrassing Nancy when Johnny Sideburns rolled into town…
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