Thought it was the coolest toy I ever got, brings back great memories of me pedaling up and down the street with the engine at full RPM's, waking up the neighbors in the morning.
Anyone else have one? It was in the late 60's when it was made.
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Thought it was the coolest toy I ever got, brings back great memories of me pedaling up and down the street with the engine at full RPM's, waking up the neighbors in the morning.
Anyone else have one? It was in the late 60's when it was made.
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Same here man. All that power and no helmet, LOL.
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They were made into the 70's too. Use to clamp them on the post bar. But the only problem was when you jumped and didn't have it tight enough, it would swing in the way of your peddles and knock it off. Then had explain why I wanted another one. I see the headlight, yours have the taillight too? Wow, I never would have remembered that without seeing it.Originally Posted by Huffa
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Could someone explain to me what it is? I'm still young haha. Thanks
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It's a sound motor you would attach to your bike (peddle). I just noticed that his doesn't have any lights, I was looking at the motor adjustment knob. The one I had was the same but also included lights. If I remember right, the sound was like a dead toad moaning when you turned it up
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Wow looks like a fun motor!I have a smaller 1 that I bought for $20 tought it was kind of cool looking but never tought what it was for!Will try to post some pics tomarow!
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That thing looks neat.. sure better than the hockey cards in the spokes ! lol..
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It's a Mattel Vroom bicycle engine.
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Yep, spelled Vrroom (I spelled it your way too, at 1st) .
I searched every now and then for info on it and could not find anything until just the other day.
The one in the pic was from 1963 (not mine), never used with box and sold for $202.00 on ebay. I did not know they were made in the 70's though, with lights!
Here is another link ................
http://cgi.ebay.com/1963-V-RROOM-VRR...QQcmdZViewItem
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You had one topo huh? Cool!
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.........a dead toad moaningIt's a sound motor you would attach to your bike (peddle). I just noticed that his doesn't have any lights, I was looking at the motor adjustment knob. The one I had was the same but also included lights. If I remember right, the sound was like a dead toad moaning when you turned it up
I honestly don't remember what it sounded like but you may be correct, too funny!!
Here is the box .......... Weird though, that's a stupid red one, I like the one above better, which is what I had.
Maybe this is the smaller one, what youngbansheeman is talking about?
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Is that a Rotax 500 motor?Those are so freakin' bad azz! I wanna put that in a 250R frame and roost on everybody. That would be so friggin' sweet!
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I remember it well. When I first git it and had it on my 16" schwinn, I think I had it on all the time... until it got in the way of the peddles.........a dead toad moaning
I honestly don't remember what it sounded like but you may be correct, too funny!!Then I got a second one, maybe lasted a month or so until I broke that one. My brother got one too, he never put his on... have no idea what happened to it... but when I think of it, we never threw anything out so it may be sitting in the back of the closet next to the bathroom. Talk about time travel, that closet had and has everything. Last time I looked in the cabinet in there, I found some Sizzlers that were still new in the box. I'm sure the batteries are toast, hate to open and see if they leaked. I'll have to break in there again next time I'm over when my mom isn't around and see what 70's stuff is still in there.
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My other favorite toy was made in the 60's too, it was this 3' long or so army green bazooka gun, you would pump it up and it would just blast huge air masses at ya.
I remember my sister getting pissed at me all the time cuase I would blast her right in the head, loved that toy but can't find a ounce of info on it.
Not sure who made it though? Could be another Mattle toy possibly?
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COOOOL, you just DO that !! Imagine, just imagine if that Vrroom is around yet!I remember it well. When I first git it and had it on my 16" schwinn, I think I had it on all the time... until it got in the way of the peddles
I can't beleive how I get over old toys and I'm 51. I love stuff like that, love it!!
email me (you have my address, right?) all your findings for sure and most of all FIND THAT VRROOM, that's worth big coin !!
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