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    • May 4, 2003 at 4:29 pm #10405
      dgs73
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      A mate of mine showed up at my place the other day, out of his back pack pulls 6 tiny pull-back cars, made by Tonka, called Tricksters. On closer inspection, the bodies resemble DigiQ alot, in size, deformity, etc. Turn em over, and there on the base is the words Takara Co. Ltd, under the Tonka logo. These cars are old, i’d guess five years or so. Anyone heard of these, or had any when they were younger(hehehe!)??

    • May 5, 2003 at 6:48 pm #32019
      PandaBear
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      They’re not “Penny Racers”, are they?

    • May 6, 2003 at 1:44 pm #31957
      dgs73
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      they look like the one and the same, ‘cept for the name. Same slot on the back to put coins in for tricks tho. Funny, i thought they were penny racers too.

    • May 6, 2003 at 2:32 pm #31959
      PandaBear
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      There are lots of “custom” PRs out there, think companies could order them for promotional use etc, perhaps Tonka was one of them. If you order enough they can make any body for you. 🙂

      Then there are the “limited edition” ones, last one I saw was the Harry Potter blue Anglia.

    • May 6, 2003 at 2:33 pm #31960
      Lazboy
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      most likey a tonka got takara to make them

      as you know penny racer are not even made by takara any more

      a bit like how hot wheels used bit racers

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    • May 6, 2003 at 4:22 pm #31892
      PandaBear
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      Some years ago, McDonalds US even got Mattel to make them some custom HotWheels cars to put in their HappyMeals.

    • May 7, 2003 at 3:12 pm #31914
      jamiekulhanek
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      Is it called a “TURBO TRICKSTER” ???
      I used to have some of them about 10-12 years ago. Put a 2c coin on the back and they do wheelies.

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    • May 7, 2003 at 3:25 pm #31916
      dgs73
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      Them’s the ones, Jamie. And yes, they are about ten or so years old, not the five i thought…

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