The memory that sticks with me on that is I had to switch seats with my brother so he could get his turn. Like we were in a real car! ? Just slide it over on the table and go, but no…. ?
Mine was a Western Flyer one speed, banana seat, raised handle bars, called the "buzz bike." Beautiful blue (seeing a pattern with me yet?!), drag slick rear tire, both tires had red racing stripes (red walls?). Loved that bike. Still remember the Christmas morning I got it. Must have been about 6.
That got thrown in the back of the closet until my sister got old enough to play with it!
71 I was still in Vietnam …
Thank you both for your service.
Awesome pic, made me find one of mine and I may just have to buy it!Mine was a Western Flyer one speed, banana seat, raised handle bars, called the "buzz bike." Beautiful blue (seeing a pattern with me yet?!), drag slick rear tire, both tires had red racing stripes (red walls?). Loved that bike. Still remember the Christmas morning I got it. Must have been about 6.
Edit! Found a pic on the good ol' web. Talk about memories.
Edit 2: Yes the blue did make it faster.
You're missing one thing,Awesome pic, made me find one of mine and I may just have to buy it!
Mine was red. It had a gearshift. I think it also had a spring thingy for the front forks.Awesome pic, made me find one of mine and I may just have to buy it!
This is gonna sound bad, but I "think" I might have had one. It looks SO familiar to me. If I didn't, one of my friends must have!Anyone have one of these?
My dad had a Plymouth wagon like that and it burned a ton of oil. We would take a 5 gallon can to Sears Automotive department and buy recycled oil for a couple cents a quart. Finally the engine blew and we got a Pontiac Safari wagon that was my favorite car. My dad got a ticket on the Taconic State Parkway doing 80 mph in a 40 on our way to the World's Fair in NY in it. The GE carrousel of progress was my favorite attraction. I think it was around 1964.Battery discussions involved the Diehard Brand - as many may know this was once a Sears brand, along with Allstate, Craftsman, Kenmore , etc - all I believe have been sold off, I recall family shopping trip to buy clothes, toys, applinances, tools, sit on Santa's lap, and yes maybe even a DieHard , Sears "where America shops" a blast from the past. I remember my last trip to a Kmart, maybe 10 yrs back, depressing, few customers, empty shelves, burnt out lighting, but I still have my 2.5 ton Penske floor jack bought at Kmart some 40 yrs back - it has jacked off (oops typo) countless times and still works perfectly. And as it so happens with 7 kids we piled into a Ford Country Squire - gifted to my father by a friend when his Plymouth wagon died, for a while we made shopping trips to the local A&P and bought the grocery home in an american flyer wagon. I think I remember some Rodney Dangerfield routines about how poor we were, lol
as it so happens I recall going to that world's fair with the boy scouts - recall that big sphere there. keep remembering stuff now - we did a lot of trips with the boy scouts - NYC, Washington DC, and they were paid for by fund raisers - anyone remember selling these door to door - Tom Watt kits ?
