In this video, I showcase the restoration of a rare 1960 Tonka Ser-Vi-Car toy. Purchased on eBay for $65 after negotiating from $99, the restoration process involved sourcing original parts, some of ...

What happens when a rare 1950s Tonka International Metro Milk Van, covered in dents, dry-rotted wheels, and a poor repaint, ...

It’s perhaps too easy to get all misty-eyed and wistful about the past, especially when it concerns our old toys, but there really is something different about Tonka. Here were tough trucks ...

Wayne Spence with the Tonka truck that inspired him to collect hundreds of the vintage toys and put them on display. Photo/Samuel White From the outside, it looks like a regular shipping container.

Tonka Toys Timeline 1946: Mound Metalcraft is formed and creates the Tonka Toy line modeled on steel toy designs from Streater Industries. 1949: Tonka produces trucks based on GMC styling cues.

Usually, toys are built to replicate normal-sized cars, but this time, a Toyota 4Runner was created to bring a Tonka truck to full size ...