This is the first year in 43 years that I never got any toys :-( For some reason I got four 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles instead. What's up with that?? ...
My wife did me pretty well this year, she usually says she has no idea but tried to find some neet stuff this year. added a few pics. She found Buddy L coca...
Hello there! the newbie here. I have two mini tonkas and a Stake truck (pics attach) that were made in Toronto, Canada. I understand they were only made for...
Hi, welcome to the group. I am Canadian myself. A lot of the Tonkas I have in my collection are Canadian models. Most of the ones I picked up locally are from...
Thanks for the reply and the welcome. I would like to restore the ones I have, but all the tips I have seen involve stripping the whole vehicle. I don't know...
Hello, another newbie here. I have been collecting pressed steel campers/rvs/motorhomes and have a couple of questions about my Tonkas. I have the 1969...
This site might help. http://www.neatoldtoys.com/ ________________________________ From: daveandkatiewest <trainwrk7@...> To: tonkatrucks@yahoogroups.com ...
This is an awesome collection, if you have never seen this video you should watch it, kinda makes me sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppAMM22hF1I...
Just saying hi to everyone and hope that I can find some answers here. I will post my collection in the photos section so all can see what kind I played with...
Hi and welcome. Nice collection of small Tonkas. Ken ... From: wcox4 <crrnut@...> Subject: [Tonka trucks] newbie To: tonkatrucks@yahoogroups.com Date:...
Hi Wayne and welcome to the group. Thanks for posting the pics of your Tiny Tonka collection. Always good to see "survivers" in a collection. What kind of...
Hi Wayne--I have not restored the small ones but have done a bunch on the older big ones. There is not much available in the way of repo parts for the little...
Could use some pix's. I have a backhoe boom that might fit. ... From: Robert P <patzwald@...> Subject: [Tonka trucks] repairing a boom on a backhoe ...
I added a picture under Photos titled Warren's First Tonka. I have a closer view if it would help. It just took me a while to figure out the picture thing. ...
Hi: I need the seat and air cleaner for my Giant Tonka Army bulldozer GR2-2431. If you have one or both of these items for sale please send pics with you...
Just want to get a post up here and say HI :). I like to collect Tiny and Mini tonka and Gas Turbine. I've been buying lots to get the pieces that I want at a...
Hablamos Español Jason Rafael Leonard, Esquire Morgan & Morgan, PA 12800 University Drive Suite 600 Fort Myers, FL 33907 239-433-6880 239-433-6836 (fax) ...
Hi I am new to the group. I am looking for any information on a full size yellow tonka pull wagon. It is made of pressed steel with the Tonka emblem pressed...
This is really quite interesting. I have never seen anything like this from Tonka. I would think it was a short production run and appears to be rare. Are you...
Hi Trevor and thanks much for thr reply. No I am not the original owner. Actually the wagon was found in a dumpster by a co-worker of mine at work no less. He...