"Karl Anders" <kar### [at] webde> schreef in bericht 
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>
> Oh YES, had those. Lots of fun indeed!
> There were forks, too, and electrical cars (AA-Batteries!).
> We had two differently colored truckies and one of the other cars and what
> seemed like kilometers of wire to my brothers and me. Those cars used to 
> drive
> all around our parent's living room :-)
>
> Sadly, the motors broke after a few years and my father could't get any
> replacement parts, so that was that :-(
>
> Ah, memories of childhood...
>
> Nostalgically yours
> Karl
>

<grin> Yes, revives quite some memories, doesn't it?
There were indeed different kinds of forks (hand-controlled or automatic) 
and a bridge. The battery truck was great. The whole set worked best on a 
not too smooth surface. We played with it mainly on the (concrete) terrace, 
outside the house, in summer.

Thomas

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