Funky Photos: Kinsmart Diecast Volkswagen Beetle with Pullback Motor

In these times of COVID, we are all isolated and every family wonders whether children will ever return to school.  Sometimes toys can offer a bit of distraction, a little bit of fun, and a glimpse at happier times.  For example, these short little Kinsmart Pullback Volkswagen Beetles are certainly a cheery dose of summertime flower power.

Kinsmart Pullback Volkswagen Beetle (profile)

These cars are shortened in caricatures of the original Beetle.  They are approximately 1/32 scale and measure about 5-inches long.

Kinsmart Pullback Volkswagen Beetle (front)

The cars have pullback motors.  Pulling them backwords winds up an internal spring-powered motor and letting them goes lets them race forward.

Kinsmart Pullback Volkswagen Beetle (angle)

I found this car at Walgreens.

Hot Wheels Baja Blazers 1987 Dodge D100 Mopar

It looks like we'll get to go outside again soon. In the meantime, here's a Hot Wheels Baja Blazers Dodge D100 truck that is fully equipped to make the most of the great outdoors.

Diecast 1956 Ford F100 Pickup Truck

The drugstore shelves are a bit depleted and all the toilet paper is gone.  But, some treasures remain.  This little diecast 1956 Ford F100 Pickup Truck remains behind to take away the remaining merchandise.  I only had time for a quick snapshot, but I think it's a 1:48 Kinsmart toy car.

For an inexpensive toy car, this one has a really rich paint job and a nice color.

Hot Wheels '55 Chevy Nomad "Speed Shop"

Here's a new Hot Wheels 1955 Chevy Nomad with "Speed Shop" decals striking an after midnight pose in North Florida just blocks from Jacksonville Beach.

Hot Wheels Batmobile

For those of us who grew up in the 1970s, there is only one Batmobile: the original 1966 Lincoln Futura-based model from the TV show. Here's a Hot Wheels rendition of the famous car.

My Hot Wheels: 1970 Ford Escort RS1600 Rally Car

I unleased this interesting little Hot Wheels Race Day series car from its packaging the other day.  It's a Hot Wheels 1970 Ford Escort RS1600 Rally Car with a Gumball 3000 sticker on the hood, sponsor decals from Bilstein and other race car equipment providers, and a bold number 3 on the side.

The original car was a lightweight speed demon that paired a 113 horsepower 1.6 liter engine with a lightweight 1800 pound car.  That gave it enough fury to land a role in Fast & Furious 6.  You can read more about the car and movie connection in this article on Edmunds.

Hot Wheels 1979 Dodge Lil Red Express Truck

This truck isn't red.  But, it is the Hot Wheels version of the famed 1979 Dodge Lil Red Express Truck.  It's a nicely detailed little Matchbox car with a great paint job.

It really shines in the profile.  The striping is pure 1979 and the side pipes give it a macho edge that would be entirely politically incorrect in this environmentally aware era.