The yellow Tonka Truck. Instantly recognizable by any child of decades past, that big metal beast would always make you popular around the sandbox. There were no blinking lights to dazzle, no noises ...

put a lot of effort and invested a lot of money in this restoration. I hope you will enjoy how I restored this Tonka Ser-Vi-Car toy from 1960. Story of this restoration: So, I saw this toy by chance ...

MOUND, Minn.—The home on the corner lot has a two car garage—and a 500-vehicle basement. Lloyd Laumann will be the single largest contributor to a Tonka toy museum set to open next month in Mound.

Growing up, everyone remembers their favorite toy. And for many generations, that toy was a Tonka Truck. For several decades the toys were made right here in the Twin Cities. Right after World War II, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ford’s bright yellow Tonka concept truck borrows heavily from the ...

It’s perhaps too easy to get all misty-eyed and wistful about the past, especially when it concerns our old toys, but there really is something different about Tonka. Here were tough trucks, cranes, ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: My name is Joe DIY. I restore old toy trucks, and today I'm going to be walking you through the restoration of a 1960s Structo airport lift truck.

Growing up, every little boy had toys come and go. But one toy that just about every boy remembers playing with for years was the old school, all-metal Tonka trucks. They were high-quality built out ...