ratchet operated toy car

[doctorbluebox]

Does anyone remember a toy car that had one large wheel like a cog in the centre. It also had a strip of plastic that had teeth in it which you pulled to make the wheel spin. You then put the car down and it rocketed off down the playground? It looked vaguely like a rocket or Malcolm Campbell's 'Bluebird' - very streamlined. This would have been a toy from the Seventies.

[Heather74]

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Denys Fisher Revrods or Kenners SSP racers? (Super Sonic Powered )

https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/r...9-revrods.html

[Marine Boy]

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These were great toys! And the 'flywheel' type of operation extended to other things as well. I'm sure I had a toy that sent a flying disc (or some other object) off into the air using the same mechanism.

[Heather74]

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These were great toys! And the 'flywheel' type of operation extended to other things as well. I'm sure I had a toy that sent a flying disc (or some other object) off into the air using the same mechanism.

i had one of these Mine launched what looked like a wagon/cart wheel.

[Emettman]

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Does anyone remember a toy car that had one large wheel like a cog in the centre. It also had a strip of plastic that had teeth in it which you pulled to make the wheel spin.

I'm sure I saw a "Pink Panther" car using that approach.

Yes, Google is your friend... Dinky, yet!
The Old Toy Guide - Collector information - diecast - Dinky Pink Panther

[Heather74]

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We have a thread on the Pink Panther one

https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/m...html#post55798

Also mentioned here

https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/t...h-up-sets.html

[kazboot]

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These were great toys! And the 'flywheel' type of operation extended to other things as well. I'm sure I had a toy that sent a flying disc (or some other object) off into the air using the same mechanism.

My brother had a car with one of these type of mechanisms, but I can't remember it's name.
I've also seen other toys with this.

Does this ring a bell?

[Heather74]

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I mentioned the Kenner SSP racers in my answer Kaz

https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/r...sp-racers.html

[kazboot]

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I mentioned the Kenner SSP racers in my answer Kaz

https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/r...sp-racers.html

So you did. What a plonker!

[Heather74]

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ROFL, we all love ya Kaz

[Kiop]

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I had something similiar but they were shaped like real cars. You put this toothed pulley thing in them, pulled it and then they would fly off. They also had detachable parts, like bumpers and stuff that would go flying off when they crashed into each other.

I owned two of them.

[Heather74]

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I had something similiar but they were shaped like real cars. You put this toothed pulley thing in them, pulled it and then they would fly off. They also had detachable parts, like bumpers and stuff that would go flying off when they crashed into each other.

I owned two of them.

They sound more like Smash up derby



http://vintage-toys.blogspot.com/200...by-set-by.html

[doctorbluebox]

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Denys Fisher Revrods or Kenners SSP racers? (Super Sonic Powered )

https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/r...9-revrods.html

Yeah. That was it! I never had one but my mate had an Eliminator. They were great! He always had cool toys - I remember he once brought a metal (tin) Zero-X spaceship toy (from the Thunderbirds feature film) in to school - it must have been about 3' long!

Thanks for helping me with this. If only they still made Revrods. I just checked Ebay but couldn't find any.

[Heather74]

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[darren]

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WOW
ANOTHER TOY IVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.

THIS LOOKS GREAT.
LOVE TO SEE NEW STUFF.

I CAN IMAGINE THE CARS CAN GO PRETTY HIGH OVER THIS RAMP.




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