I've got a few other friction-drive toys than just the ones shown here, but they'll have to wait for another time as they're up in the loft - and these babies on display are the 'biggies' of my f-d collection anyway. Two of them I obtained when I asked on this 'ere blog if anyone had them and the sellers got in touch. See? There can be benefits to this blogging malarkey that you'd never have anticipated, and I'd likely still be without YOGI on his scooter and SANTA in his Space Blimp if Crivens didn't exist.
I've shown most of them before, but these pics are all brand-new photos taken especially for this post. Of the seven toys being shown for the first time, two are of Yogi Bear - one of him in his car and the other a 'running' Yogi - no doubt fleeing from either RANGER SMITH or CINDY BEAR. The others are of a nifty little racing car, two rabbits (or hares), and a mouse.
Anyway, I hope that you'll enjoy the images that follow - they were all taken especially for you Crivs. Incidentally, all '60s toys shown here are the original versions (as are the others) - there's not a modern reissue or replica to be seen. Did you have any of them when you were a kid? If so, share your memories with the rest of us.
Update: How could I do it?! I forgot a couple of my most prized f-d toys - GEMINI SPACE CAPSULE and STEVE ZODIAC & ZOONY The LAZOON on a jetmobile. Now added, so check 'em out! And I just realised that SMASH MARTIAN is a wind-up toy, so I've removed him from the post. He'll pop up again when I get around to showing you my 'clockwork' toys.
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