Empire Hot Cycles!

July 10, 2008 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 8 Comments

I love this ad from Empire, I especially like the little girl’s Hulk costume but would the Hulk’s cycle have frills?

Link of Interest: 1979 Empire Toys Catalog

Tags: big wheel, empire, Toy Love, Toylove

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Mantooth

AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

8 Comments

Arkonbey on July 10, 2008

would the Hulk’s cycle have frills?

She-Hulk. Duh!

Big Wheels, the best toy ever. Plus, you couldn’t lose your kid when they were riding those noisy things.

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Ian Sokoliwski on July 10, 2008

HULK SMASH PUNY FRILLS!!

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wurwolf on July 10, 2008

God, I loved my Big Wheel, even if it wasn’t pink and frilly. Mine was red and yellow and (I think) black. It was fully awesome.

The best part, of course, was the hand brake on the side. Man, you could spin forever if you turned the wheel just right!

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wurwolf on July 10, 2008

Hey arkonbey, you’re right about the noise. I can still remember the crunchy sound those wheels made going down the sidewalk.

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Arkonbey on July 11, 2008

Wurwulf: Ha! mine had a hand brake AND that little trunk thing!

That brake was great for doing those ‘massive’ wheel-eroding skids

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Bubbashelby on July 11, 2008

Because what little girl doesn’t love the Hulk?

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wurwolf on July 11, 2008

Lucky! Trunk thing! I never had that.

I still remember the adjustable seat — a piece of plastic with pegs on the bottom so you could move it closer or further away from the handlebars. Mine was always pretty far up. I was a tiny little thing.

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tjo' on July 15, 2008

Is the little boy on the front right supposed to be Michael Winslow from “Police Academy”?

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