VTOTD - it's the wild 60's!

**Michael Crawford** · February 8th, 2005, 02:00 PM

Yes, that's right - sex, drugs, peace and love were all the rage. And so were some mighty cool toys, as any child of the 60's can tell you.

Let's start today with one of my favs. This was late 60's, out in 68 or 69. They were called Amaze-a-matics, the 'car with a brain'. I still have two from my youth, but I'll still other people's photos cuz I'm lazy:

6f 1 b

The concept was simple, but genious. They had plastic 'cards' that you inserted in the undercarriage. A motor that turned the wheels also pulled the card through the undercarriage. The card had the edges cut, so that it would turn the wheels left and right at certain times. Viola - it would run a course in a completely pre-programmed manner! It also came with blank cards you could cut yourself to make your own courses.

Nifty fun...more psychedelic stuff tomorrow.

Michael
MWC

**Andyman** · February 8th, 2005, 02:02 PM

I remember those. Bizarre technology! The pics on the boxes look like Speed Racer cars.

**Biomechanoid** · February 8th, 2005, 02:20 PM

That's kickass!

**grail25** · February 8th, 2005, 02:41 PM

Cool!

That's a great idea and yet it's so simple... I love that!

**Biomechanoid** · February 8th, 2005, 02:59 PM

That looked so cool, I did some research...

Check this out (hoping this doesn't spoil anything MWC had planned)
mramaze

**Street Worm** · February 8th, 2005, 03:19 PM

Nice!

& one I don't remember.......... [img]confused.gif[/img]

should be a cool week-my favorite toy era ever [img]smile.gif[/img]

**Andyman** · February 8th, 2005, 03:20 PM

Ohhh! I like that robot Nos!

**DARTH POOH** · February 8th, 2005, 03:44 PM

I had one of those! I remember those cards, but mine was this real futuristic blue and black one.
I was a car nut and these were just pre radio control, so I was thrilled with mine [img]biggrin.gif[/img]