Sometimes bigger is better, and there's nothing that's better when it's bigger than automotive toys. Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars were definitely cool, but with a heavy hand, you'd shoot them under ...

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 ...

In 1946, a company called Mound Metalcraft was founded in Mound, Minnesota, near the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Although Mound Metalcraft was primarily fixated on manufacturing garden tools, a former ...

With maturity comes wisdom, and with immaturity comes today's Nice Price or No Dice F-150 Tonka truck. Let's see if this "big boy (or big girl) toy" is worth anything more than play money. If you're ...

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 ...

Many people alive today have memories of Tonka trucks, which have been an enduring element of the children's toy market for more than 70 years. Now owned by Hasbro, these realistic metal toys were ...

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, ...