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2. Pullback motor - Wikipedia

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   A pullback motor (also pull back, pull back and go or pull-back) is a simple clockwork motor used in toy cars. A patent for them was granted to Bertrand 'Fred' Francis in 1952 as a keyless clockwork motor. Pulling the car backward (hence the name) winds up an internal spiral spring; a flat spiral rather than a helical coil spring. When released ...

3. Johnny Lightning - Wikipedia

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   Playing Mantis also revived the Thunderjet 500 line of slotcars sharing their name with Johnny Lightning in 1/64 scale. It started with at first just selling the bodies that came on a toy Chassis with pull back action. Pulling the car backwards wound a spring, and letting go, the car ran forward on energy stored in the spring.

4. Choro-Q - Wikipedia

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   1978–present. Official website. Choro-Q [a] is a line of Japanese 3–4 cm pullback car toys produced by Takara. Known in North America as Penny Racers, they were introduced in late 1978 and have seen multiple revisions and successors since. Choro-Qs are stylized after real-world automobiles, with real rubber wheels and a pullback motor that ...

5. Choosing the Right Toys for the Right Age - WebMD

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   Age-appropriate toys include push/pull toys, blocks, nesting cups, rings on poles, shape sorters, and simple take-apart toys. 18-24 months : Toddlers begin to enjoy playing "pretend."

6. List of model car brands - Wikipedia

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   Mitsuwa Model – Miniature pull back model cars; Modarri – Generic toy cars with the patented steering system. Model Car Group (MCG) – Sealed 1:18 diecast replicas of old F1 cars, old European cars and old American cars. Model Factory Hiro – Japanese resin kit manufacturer. Often F1 cars in 1:12 scale. Model Icons –

7. Friction motor - Wikipedia

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   A friction motor is a simple mechanism to propel toy cars, trucks, trains, action figures and similar toys. The motor consists of a large flywheel which is connected to the drive wheels of the toy via a very low gear ratio, so that the flywheel revolves faster. The flywheel's axis is perpendicular to the direction in which the toy faces and ...

8. Darda (toy) - Wikipedia

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   Darda (toy) Darda is the name of a German toy car racing set (and related items) which was most popular in Europe and the USA throughout the 1980s and '90s. The unique selling point of the sets is the special Darda Motor, invented by Helmut Darda in 1970, which propelled the cars (similarly sized to Matchbox or Hot Wheels) at speeds of up to 30 ...

9. Stompers (toy) - Wikipedia

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   Stompers are battery-powered toy cars that use a single AA battery and feature four-wheel drive. They are driven by a single motor that turns both axles. They were the first battery-powered, electric, true 4WD toys. Stompers were created in 1980 by A. Eddy Goldfarb [1] and sold by Schaper Toys. Later, in the United Kingdom, Corgi Toys marketed ...