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Krazy Kar
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This memory was added on: December 26,2005
Surfing the web for all things retro and came across this page. I remember many of these great playthings from years past, but had forgotten about this one. This instantly brought back happy memories of going backwards off the neighbors' porch in their Krazy Kar. This was an old house with a high porch with no railings around it. No harm done to me or the Krazy Kar, but I was a lot more cautious on future rides.
Manny
1961
This memory was added on: December 20,2005
I can't belive it! Just tonight I was talking baout my favorite toy as a child. I am now 43 years old and out of curiosity I typ-ed in "Krazy Kar" I screamed when I saw it and my youngest child came running over and I said "look that was mommy's favorite toy when I was a little girl". Only back then I think the weight capacity for it was greater because I used it through out all my years of being a kid and went through 3 of them. I found one site and it had a picture on it and I emailed them before I saw this site and I described the original colors and red and white stripes on the wheels to them. Then I clicked on this site and "bam" there it was just the way I remembered it.
Holly
1963
lovnativeameric@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: December 18,2005
Seeing this picture of Krazy Kar is making me crack up laughing! I remember being little and asking Santa for it! (young enough to not know santa didn't exist mind you!) I love this thing, it was wacky and crazy and far more fun than my neighbors Big Wheel (which we would take turns back and forth). I had this thing for years until a teenage neighbor wanted to ride it and it broke under her weight because technically she was just to big for it...that was a sad day :(
KT
1965
KawiKatie@excite.com
This memory was added on: December 3,2005
I was the only one of my friends that had a "krazy kar". But we shared it alot. We would go to the church parking lot next door, and ride around. You had to figure out how to work your arms to make the "kar" go forward, backward, and round and round. It was a blast. I have found a site that make these type things for older children, My child is 9 and I want her to have one. It was such fun!!!
deena
1965
deenacarol@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: November 26,2005
This was just the best toy ever!!! My daughters loved it so much (so did all the other kids that came to our house) and still talk about it when they reminisce. They also talk about the kid that was too big and broke it down! But, I can't blame him, even I would have like to have had a ride!!! Now that my oldest has a little boy with another on the way, I'd like to find one for them to enjoy too!!
Sharon Pack
1956
pack@tds.net
This memory was added on: November 19,2005
My little sister received a Krazy Kar for Christmas about 35 years ago. I, being the BIG brother decided to take it for a ride and broke it. (175 lbs.) After years of her not allowing me to forget about it, I can now replace it for her. (Even if she has to watch her daughter ride in it).
Rusty
Rus
This memory was added on: November 14,2005
I never had a Krazy Kar, but my neighbor Shannon had one, and I absolutely loved it!! I told my husband we have to get one for our daughter. My son is 12, so he's going to be upset if he's too big to ride. I would spend hours upon hours on that thing!
Leigh
1963
leighmarkus@bellsouth.net
This memory was added on: November 2,2005
My 2 girls had a good time on this ride. We starting talking about it but could'nt think of the name.
mickey
1940
mickeyg704@aol.com
This memory was added on: October 31,2005
My Krazy Kar was one of my favorite toys. I've never found anyone else in my area that had one or even remembered it. It was so much fun!!! I have been trying to find one for my daughter so she can experience the fun. (I just hope she doesn't put me on crutches with it like I did my Mother... Oops!)
Katrina
1967
katana@naxs.net
This memory was added on: October 20,2005
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS EVER!!!!
No one remembers it, but now I know I'm not Krazy!
Did the one from the 70s have pedals too? I do remember having to turn those wheels w/ the handles on the inside.
I loved to fly and spin down the sidewalk -- back in the day before helmets were required gear for everything.
Thanks for the memories!
Jul
1968
ILuvBuddyTheElf@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: October 17,2005
OMG I have been looking to buy one for my kids. I use to love this and would sit there and spin for hours!
Cathy
1963
cathylj73@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: September 22,2005
My Brother and i would ride Krazy Kar for hours in our garage. We both had one and we would play bumper cars with them. It was one of my favorite toys and now that my brother is no longer with us it has even more greatness in my childhood memories. Im hopeing to buy one of the reproduction models for my daughter, so that she can have a blast like all of us did.
Terry
1967
This memory was added on: September 18,2005
I loved this Kar! My brother had received it for his birthday, BUT, I was happy because I 'was' small and light enough that I got to ride in it too! wow-could I EVER go!
Diana
1957
diney1957@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: August 25,2005
Thanks for this site. I really enjoyed reading everyones comments. This toy was definitely a solid memory from my childhood as well. I drove that Krazy Kar until the wheels wore out and cracked. It was definitely a pisser to spin that thing and ride it all over the place. Kids today dont know what they missed out on!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tom
1964
This memory was added on: July 15,2005
I had a Krazy Kar, used from about ages 6-7 (roughly)…and I think it was the most fun thing I ever owned. The way you could spin, pivot,swerve, accelerate, crash into the garage door...it was like having your own amusement park ride you could use all the time. I used it quite a lot...I recall the wheels were developing cracks/splits on the seams at the end of its "life". I've sometimes wondered why no one (seemingly) has developed an adult version…obviously proportionately larger, probably with a metal frame and components. Maybe it would just seem uncomfortably close to being a sport wheelchair....but then again, wouldn't a sport wheelchair with that design be the ideal?
g murphy
1962
gmurphy@sportsmansguide.com
This memory was added on: June 23,2005
Me and my brother had the yellow one with the red wheels when we were kids! They were AWESOME! We would play demolition derby on our car port. We also would spin around until we were dizzy, and then try to get up and walk! So funny! My aunt Paige came to visit us, and she even would ride it! This was one of my most favorite toys I had!
Tim Blankenship
1962
C130_FEWV@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: June 22,2005
MAN! I COULD NOT REMEMBER THE NAME BUT THE IMAGE HAS BEEN STUCK IN MY HEAD FOR YEARS! I LOVED THIS THING! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! I WANT THEM TO MAKE A LARGER ADULT VERSION! I AM SERIOUS! WHEN I HAVE A CHILD HE/SHE WILL HAVE ONE! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! DID I MENTION I LOVE IT?!?!?!?
marvinray
1964
This memory was added on: May 22,2005
I have been looking all over the internet for over a year for this thing!! My daughter wouldnt get out of hers!! She rode that thing everywhere!! Leapsandbounds.com and Amazon.com have them for sale....but they are out of stock right now....I'm hoping to get one for my grandchildren...
Marge Purcell
1948
Llecrup01@Optonline.net
This memory was added on: May 3,2005
My Daughter loved it, spent hours on it. Can you still get it? She now has twins & we were talking about how the simple things were the best!! Love to get 2!!
Kathy
1972 Kristy
kathy2man@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: April 18,2005
This is what we rode as kids before Big-Wheels came out. they were fun but you had to turn the 2 handles at the same rpms or you would go no-where, was fu to do the circle thing though. rode mine till the wheels wore out, then threw it in a creek in the woods, it's still there 1/2 in the mud
Gerry H
1962
gjh1117@adelphia.net
This memory was added on: April 12,2005
Ohhhh We LOVED our Krazy Kars! My sister and I would crash all around the basement in this thing. When it was nice we'd ride outside in them but all the other kids would beg to ride in it as well and pretty soon the wheels ground down to nothing and they were thrown out.
Gina
1964
GinaUSA@aol.com
This memory was added on: April 2,2005
I always wanted one when i was a kid but i had a big whell. plus my big whell could smoke this thing...LOL
Jim
1965
jim850@msn.com
This memory was added on: January 27,2005
I used to ride my Krazy Kar for hours on the back porch. I would see how fast I could go in a circle, then lock up the wheels to see how far I could skid. A strong wind blew it away one day, and we never found it. I've missed it ever since, but I've found some manufacturers making some metal ones with a 130 lb limit...and I'm 122 lbs. WOOHOO!!! Gonna git me one of 'em!
Christine
1965
oicurnline@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: January 22,2005
I send hours riding around on this thing! It was like a low-rider chariot the you could use to smash into things without hurting yourself.
You really used your arms spinning the wheels for hours and hours. I literally wore this out. I am glad others enjoyed it as much as I did.
Beth
1963
This memory was added on: January 15,2005
thats it ,im building one .ive been lookin for the name of that thing for 20 years.thank you. im a metal fabricator.im makin one out of aluminum and fiberglass.let the good times roll again."look out lil' ol' ladies with shopping carts"(the handtruck kind) must be somethin about those squeeky wheels on those carts that made me wanna smash right into them.lolbig toy on the way,thanks again
brokencrank13
1964
brokencrank13@aol.com
This memory was added on: January 15,2005
I am so glad to find the name of this thing! I loved it! I would spend hours and hours zipping and spinning around the driveway. I couldn't wait to get in it and hated it when the sun went down 'cause mom said I had to come inside. OK, MARX TOYS IF YOU ARE LISTENING...MAKE THESE IN ADULT SIZE SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY THEM AGAIN!
Becky
1965
This memory was added on: December 29,2004
I am glad to see that I am not the only person that loved the Krazy Kar. I rode mine until I was 16 years old. I rode the wheels flat and that is the only reason I stopped riding it.
Natalie
1961
This memory was added on: December 21,2004
I had a red Krazy Kar with the blue wheels, so did my sister - but I only remember us having them, so I thought it was some obscure toy that no one knew about except me. I'm glad to see they still make them, they were great. - we still have a few 16mm (??) movies with me riding it.
Laura
1967
laura@anthologyofcreation.com
This memory was added on: December 18,2004
This was my FAVORITE toy as a kid.. I used to ride in it for hours and hours.. mostly spinning around. I just spent a couple hours online trying to figure out what it was called because I was like 5 when I had it and couldn't remember and I was so excited to finally find out what it was called, now I'm on the hunt to buy one!
Rachel
1967
aorok@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: December 6,2004
I was the Krazy Kar champ in my neighborhood...always had good coordination and arm strength so I could spin in place and go REALLY fast. Man, I could even win races UPHILL.....Now that I have a kid I've been looking to find another one. Am SO happy to find they are still being made...although I dug the yellow body and red wheels with the spiral much better.
Michael
1964
This memory was added on: November 20,2004
Whiz Wheels..... HAHAHAH, too funny. I too spent years trying to remember the name of this contraption. I read all the previous comments, and I can't believe NOBODY used to play demolition derby with one of these things. My older brother alway chose the big wheel and I always chose this thing. It was like having an armored Roman Chariot. His Big Wheel would always bounce off the rim of the car and the giant wheels protected you even more if you turned at the last second.... violence is fun!
Smelly Tong
1973
This memory was added on: November 9,2004
Oh man, I LOVED my Krazy Kar!! My friend next door had one too, and we'd play "Bumper Kars", and spin around and around until we were dizzy! Mine was just like the one at the top of this page, but Susan's had a red body with blue and white wheels (anybody else have one like this?) I alwas thought those colors were prettier. KK lasted a lonnnng time until the wheels finally split.
There's a revival of sorts of KK. Power Wheels has reissued it under the name Whiz Wheels. Unfortunately, it's battery-operated as most riding toys are these days. Heaven forbid the kids actually have to WORK to make the car move! And some wonder why so many kids are overweight.
Wendy
1967
wildcat@bnin.net
This memory was added on: November 8,2004
This was the toy we wanted most! Loved, loved, loved visting my cousins who had one. It is still available ($50.00) from Marx toys. The kid in me wants to get one for my son, but the paranoid mom in me whispers, "too dangerous."
sammyjenkins
1970
bigclaw@excite.com
This memory was added on: November 3,2004
Patte Ardizzoni
1962
patteardizzoni@aol.com
This memory was added on: October 20,2004
Many of my friends had little pedal cars they could sit in and go. I couldn't do that because my legs are paralyzed. It was wonderful when my parents gave me a Krazy Kar. I could go just like my friends and the Krazy Kar could spin which was something their little cars couldn't do.
Brian Bennett
1963
brianben@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: September 30,2004
I loved my Krazy Kar. I used to make roads in chalk in our basement and drive it around. When my cousin would come over I would give her a ride and get her sick from spinning around in a circle it was great. I still have my Krazy Kar. My 6 year old son now enjoys it. Once he is too old maybe I'll sell it. Anyone interested?
Dan
11/27/67
fredrickson.d@att.net
This memory was added on: September 13,2004
When my kids were younger, I told them about this toy. I always thought it was better than a big wheel. I wished I could have found one for them so they could have enjoyed it like I did. All my friends had big wheels but I though my Krazy Kar was better.
cyndee
1964
This memory was added on: September 8,2004
The little girl I used to baby-sit had one of these,and I used to love riding in it.I was a small 14 year old,so I fit in it perfect! I used that thing more than she did! What fun memories this site brings back!
Janine
1955
reylers@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: September 2,2004
I was never lucky enough to have one... My cousins did and I loved going to their house to use it! Now I have kids and I want them to have as much fun as I did when I was little. I am having a hard time finding one, but will not rest until I do.
Maite
1968
mjpr29@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: August 9,2004
Oh now I know the name of this toy. We had a few at my residential school in Nashville Tn. I used to spin around and around in that thing. It was fun. I never had one with the 2 big wheels, but in the early seventy's, I had something that ran on that general principal. It was shaped like a car and you used your hands just like the Krazy Car. As I said, it did not have the big wheels, so I imagined it ran on pistons not unlike a train. Was this an off shoot of the krazy car?
Larry G
1971
shadyarcady@aol.com
This memory was added on: July 29,2004
I have a picture of me in my KrazyKar on Christmas morning :) (although Im sure it was a hand-me-down kar...I was the youngest of 5) All I can remember is that I could only spin one wheel at a time, so all I could do was spin in circles :)
victoria
1970
mystycalchyk@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: July 2,2004
holy crap! we had these in kindergarden! no clear memory except a gym full of them and lots of kids crashing into each other.
dave
1972
This memory was added on: May 15,2004
O YA! KRAZY KAR WAS THE COOLEST TOY FOR MILES AROUND ,I USED TO BLAST MY WAY DOWN THE LONG DRIVEWAY PULL BACK REAL FAST AND OMAN WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SPINOUT NOTHING FINER THEN HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY, OYA KRAZY KAR IS NOW MOVING BACK INTO MY LIFE SINCE MY SON IS NOW WELL READY TO TRY SOME AWSOME SPINOUTS OYA THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT MEMORYS!
JEFF K.
1959
JIJ2697@OPTONLINE.NET
This memory was added on: May 15,2004
O YA! KRAZY KAR WAS THE COOLEST TOY FOR MILES AROUND ,I USED TO BLAST MY WAY DOWN THE LONG DRIVEWAY PULL BACK REAL FAST AND OMAN WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SPINOUT NOTHING FINER THEN HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY, OYA KRAZY KAR IS NOW MOVING BACK INTO MY LIFE SINCE MY SON IS NOW WELL READY TO TRY SOME AWSOME SPINOUTS OYA THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT MEMORYS!
JEFF
1959
JIJ2697@OPTONLINE.NET
This memory was added on: May 8,2004
This memory was added on: May 8,2004
Oh, my goodness.....I loved this Kar! My brother....the spoiled little kid....got one, but the nice thing was, i could ride it too--yippee! it turned on a dime!
Diana
1957
diney1957@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: April 26,2004
ONCE I FIGURED OUT HOW TO TURN THE HANDLES IN TWO DIFERENT DIRECTIONS, I WOULD SPIN MYSELF AROUND UNTIL I COULDNT STAND. AND I WAS ONLY 7 OR 8 AT THE TIME. TOO MUCH FUN !!!!
JOE
1965
joseph.altieri@cit.com
This memory was added on: April 7,2004
I got one of these for Christmas when I was 5. I recall the first one was broken when it was taken out of the box. It was returned for another one the next day and this one was enjoyed for several years. I remember spending many hours in my basement with my Krazy Kar, especially during the hot summer months. You were able to turn 360's by turning the wheels in opposite directions. My Krazy Kar met its demise when my 15 year old cousin sat in it and broke it.
John
1965
JhnEWestland@WebTV.Net
This memory was added on: April 6,2004
This was the most awesome toy EVER! When asked what my favorite toy was, I always say this one, but up until now, I couldn't remembr the name of it. My sister and I were the only kids I knew with one.....we were cool then and I'm cool now because one day I was driving down the neighborhood and what did I see in somebodys trash??!!! YEP! a Karazy Kar! In great condition, too! I skreeetched on the brakes and hauled it home in my jeep! It says it can hold up to 100 lbs....I'm 105, the five exta pounds haven't stopped me! Oh, yea!
Tracey D
1964
wanderful_1@yahoo.com
This memory was added on: February 13,2004
Krazy car was the coolest! Along with the wiggle wagon of course! This, Sid and Marty Krofft, and Upsy Downsy land are all proof that toys were MUCH cooler when the designers were all hippies and high all the time.
Michael Manley
1966
mmanley@afm.org
This memory was added on: February 6,2004
I have told this story a 1000 times to my kids. Krazy cars blew big wheels away because you got better traction. If I could have bought my kids one toy from my childhood that would have been it.
Ron Grove
1962
romkg@aol.com
This memory was added on: February 4,2004
The Krazy Kar was the only way I could keep-up with my friends. Because I was born without legs a Big Wheel was not the toy for me. Thank you Krazy Kar for making me feel like the other kids that had legs.
Big Guns
1962
This memory was added on: January 12,2004
I am so SHOCKED, to see this really existed... I knew it did.. But, it's been 31 years since I've seen one. I have been trying to remember the name of this toy since 1972. My older friend (born in '64) had one, and I remember seeing it in her driveway when we went to visit her ). , and being around 4 I didn't know how to make this thing go. Plus I was really scared to try to use this wheel chair kind of thing. Big Wheels were very big for kids my age, so I had a Big Wheel. so I missed out on Krazy Kar (I can't believe that's the name of it).. I had no idea.. I just remember watching my friend use it and seeing the thing spin out of control. hahahahah
Chris
1967
This memory was added on: January 8,2004
They used to have relay races with these on the "Wonderama" TV show with Bob MacGalister! This was one of the prizes they would give away on the show and I used to want one so badly. You were a celebrity on my block if you had one!
Larry Parente
1967
parente.ls@dreyfus.com
This memory was added on: December 24,2003
This was right behind the Big Wheel and the Green Machine in my book! Awesome ride! Wish they still made it!
George
1969
acroyear69@aol.com
This memory was added on: December 24,2003
Whoops, maybe I better learn how to read. Glad to see it still rollin' around.
George
1969
acroyear69@aol.com
This memory was added on: December 24,2003
I had totally forgotten about these! I didn't have one, but my best friend did. Man, we had some fun with this.
Rick
1967
This memory was added on: December 19,2003
Ernest B.
1975
This memory was added on: December 19,2003
Ernest B.
1975
titanfan2k1@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: December 19,2003
Oh my god, I love this site. This is a toy I remember. I guess since this is a toy from the 70's I must have gotten it second hand as a small child. i guess I got it around 1979 or 80. I loved this toy. I think it was the first toy I really have a fond memory of. I remember just going as fast as I can and spinning the wheels opposite of each other and making a very fast 180 degree spin and since you were so close to the ground you would not tip over. I LOVED THIS TOY!!!!!!!! Thank for helping me remember.....
Ernest B.
1975
titanfan2k1@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: November 11,2003
I loved this car! Our neighbors had one and I would always try to sneak on it to ride (I was too old and a little over the weight restriction).
I had been asking about its name a few years ago and then lo and behold, I saw it for sale at a Toys R Us store. Luckily my kids were at the perfect age and I bought it for one of their birthdays. They're a little older now and only my 9 year old can ride it, but I still have vivid memories of how cool it was!
Karen
1962
kbbondie@aol.com
This memory was added on: October 30,2003
My next door neighbor had one of these.
I dunno how fast it really went but between the close-to-the-ground sitting position and the big wheels to crank it sure FELT like 60mph!
But the best was cranking the wheels in opposite directions, you could spin REALLY fast and make yourself REALLY sick!!!
Cyberqat
1963
jeffpk@iname.com
This memory was added on: October 15,2003
Krazy Kar was the coolist. When I was a kid my family lived an a farm in the Texas panhandle. We had a huge barn with a paved floor I would ride Krazy Kar in the barn for hours. I wish someone would develop one for adults. Imagine the upper body workout one would get with a Krazy Kar.
Thom
1967
thomself67@hotmail.com
This memory was added on: September 25,2003
I remember wanting this toy so badly. My brother and sister did too. But we never got it, and I never knew anyone that had one so, I never got to take a spin on the darn thing. And now after reading all your memories. I am sooo jealous I can hardly stand it! Why did I read? WHY?! :(
1969
This memory was added on: August 27,2003
This toy was a blast! You could get rocking in this thing. I used to get going as fast as I could then lock up the wheels and spun out doing a 180. I did this so much I wore away when the plastic met the pavement and they threw it away. You could get dizzy doing figure eights etc.
1964
This memory was added on: August 7,2003
This was by far my favorite toy. I have been looking all over for one that would fit my now very large adult body. I wish they still made these great old toys, I guess people are too paranoid of lawsuits now-a-days. It's a crying shame.
Don
1965
Dacjado@msn.com
This memory was added on: July 29,2003
I remember Krazy Kar it was great for doing 360's you just had to get it going really fast and then turn only one of the wheels. and it would spin like "Krazy" no punn intended !
Bill
1964
billyre@earthlink,net
This memory was added on: July 12,2003
I loved this toy also when I first got it. I also have an extremely vivd memory of me rolling backwards in it, full bore, and backing into my mom's big chrome car bumper with the back of my skull! *L*! OUCH!! Had a goose egg, for days.
HeyJoe
1964
This memory was added on: July 5,2003
OH MY GOD! We LOVED this toy! It reigned supreme at our house. My sister and I used to whiz around the basement as fast as we could and spin out. I have been trying to find out the name of this thing for awhile now. Maybe I'll find one on eBay!
Debbie
1961
This memory was added on: July 3,2003
Oh jeez I almost had forgotten that thing!! #2 in transportation behind the Big Wheel!!
John
1964
This memory was added on: June 14,2003
I remember my friend, Christine, had a Krazy Kar and a very large basement. We used to race it with the Big Wheel. And spin the KK as fast as we could. It was great!
Diane
1964
dfussel@quixnet.net
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