Favorite toys as a child ?

Some friends had these cool stick shifters toys. The "engine" noise did get louder as you shifted through the gears, then it launched a wheelie. Later versions had a plastic T-shift handle with"Hurst" logo. Talk about a gateway drug...

Here's a vintage TV spot

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b08oiOAm9kA"]Hasbro Stick Shifters Drag Racers Commercial 1972 - YouTube[/ame]