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The company became Tonka Toys Incorporated in 1955, and the rest is history.Today, many vintage Tonka toys are worth some ...
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 noise… ...
Which Tonka truck is best? Tonka has long been known for making steel toys focused on trucks and machinery from the construction industry. These rugged, metal, to-scale model vehicles are the ...
While we were focused on all the exotic metal displayed in Geneva, back in America the truck industry was getting to work at the NTEA show in Indianapolis. That's where Ford unveiled its new F-650 ...
The Tonka concept truck was even loaned out to country artist Toby Keith for a starring role in the music video for his hit "Who's Your Daddy." In 2013, Ford got more serious about making a life ...
Many people alive today have memories of Tonka trucks, which have been an enduring element of the children's toy market for more than 70 years. Now owned by Hasbro, these realistic metal toys were ...
Ford's bright yellow Tonka concept truck borrows heavily from the heavy-metal, sibling-bashing iconic toy that's a toddler's favorite. In one of the strangest ventures in reverse automobile ...
Tonka’s first pickup came out in 1955, and a Jeep came along in 1962. Then the distinctive yellow Mighty line debuted in 1965, and the Mighty Dump Truck became the company’s biggest seller.