One particular '57 Chevy Nomad-bodied AFX car in its original packaging had a Buy-It-Now price of almost $850 on Ebay.įrom 1982 to 1986, car-loving kids around the country were treated to the TV show Knight Rider on Friday nights. Rare models,can command more than $100, while whole track sets can reach close to $300. Today, many of the cars themselves cost that much if the bodies are in good condition. In the mid 1970s, an entire AFX slot car set, complete with two or more cars cost less than $40. The car's speed was modulated by a hand-held controller squeeze that trigger too much when your AFX car approached a curve and it could fly right off the track, something nearly all of us did for fun at one point. The small cars have electrical contacts that maintain a connection with the track's rails. These sets, made primarily by Aurora A/FX (Aurora Factory Experimental) and Tyco, used plastic track with two metal wire rails running along the surface (one for power and one for ground). Big ones occupied major real estate inside hobby shops, but it was the smaller size 1:64 scale slot cars and the tracks they ran on that provided years of fun for car-crazed kids at home.

Slot car racing tracks were hugely popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

Unopened models still sealed in cellophane command several hundred dollars. The aforementioned big rig models seem to be some of the most valuable. So Stompers on Ebay are listed with a Buy-It-Now price anywhere from $10 up to about $100 depending on rarity and condition. The bodywork got scratches the clips that held them on the chassis could break. Kids played with them outside in the dirt just to see how capable they were. The bodies of these toys were highly detailed and true to the real machines, which added to the fun.

Stompers produced cool models including Subaru Brats, Dodge Power Wagons, Jeep Honcho pickup trucks and even larger Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. Powered by a single AA battery, these little trucks cost about $10 new and had a four-wheel drive system that turned squishy paddle tires, one set for inside and one set for the outdoors. Launched in 1980, Stomper 4X4s by Schaper were aimed at young kids swept up in the off-road craze.

1970s blue battle tank toy