When I was making my copy Boneshaker below I came across quite a few boney bike toys.
Here's Mattel's glorious 1973 original Boneshaker.
Here's Mattel's Chopcycles Ghost Rider. Chopcycles were a motorcycle version of Sizzlers. I adore the flowing stylised ghost. Those Mattel designers were something else back then.
Further skeletons appeared on Hot Wheel's Scorchin Scooter in their City line.
A much more recent affair, I'm unsure when this City bonehead was released. I'd certainly pick one up if I saw one at a boot sale.
Like most things Hot Wheels, fans mess around and here's a really comical duo of the Rrrumblers Boneshaker with a Scorchin' Scooter rider!
and there's even more rib-tickling adoration in this replica by Hell's Dept I saw online. I'm not certain what this is made of but it looks really neat!
Last but not least in this ossifying outing is the legendary Ghost Rider by Fleetwood toys. Below's a loose one I saw online, which you don't often see, loose.
This basic plastic rack carded toy has attained grail-like status among action figure collectors and I'm amazed to say that I have one tucked away. I bought it at a good price decades ago on Ebay so that I could attract people to my old vintage toy stall at toy fairs in the Noughties!
More often than not this carded rider is encased in plastic with an AFA grading like this one on Hakes in the US. I'm unsure what exactly 60 means and whether mine would cut the mustard. Anyone know about AFA grading?
You can read more about the Fleetwood Ghost Rider on MC as its a bit of a blog legend. just click on the label below.
Have you any boney toys, skeletons in the cupboard or playthings of to-marrow readers?
those would look great on my Halloween set-ups.
ReplyDeleteYep, they've got Halloween all over them haven't they Ed! I find something completely alluring about skeletons on motorbikes. Must be after reading Ghost Rider comics as a kid! I blame Johnny Blaze!
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