Tamerlane's Thoughts: Hasbro Amaze-A-Matics

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Just came back from meeting Richard "Jaws" Kiel at a vintage toy show. This was the coolest toy there.

steve-vh said...: Damn, I remember these now!!!!!
Had forgotten all about them, I had one.
Still looking for another Testors Remote Control Porsche that I had in the '70s. Many Testors on ebay but not the porsche.; November 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Maxichamp said...: @Steve: Is the Testors Remote the same as Amaze-A-Matics? I saw several different models for sale yesterday.; November 22, 2010 at 7:47 AM
MattC said...: So how was Richard Kiel?; November 22, 2010 at 1:13 PM
Maxichamp said...: @MattC: He was a really cool guy. More on that later.; November 22, 2010 at 1:32 PM
steve-vh said...: @kashgar216: Naw. Do an ebay search for "Testors Cox". They were .049 glow plug gas powered cars, usually run on tether. a 57 chev, a van, buggy, even indy cars. But one specific model (I'm fairly certain mine was a can am porsche) came with a rudimentary R/C as well. LR steering and one direction when hitting reverse. Not the most grippy tires but oh the power slides I could make it do. Spent an hour searching this morning and couldn't find anything on the net.; November 22, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Anonymous said...: I have a Testors.It's a VEGA 73. It's a orange/gold color. I never ran it, got it at a thrift store so no box Like to sell it but what's it worth today; June 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM