Old School Cool

[JT@623]

He was the OG.
I watched a documentary on him a while back and his story was amazing. It explained how he got the gig to jump the fountains at Caesar‘s Palace- he called Caesar’s multiple times pretending to be a reporter or a fan asking for info about the Evel Knievel jump over the fountain. Eventually Caesar’s Palace called Evel and booked him to do it.

He was truly an original and us kids all wanted to be like him. His swagger stick was actually a flask with Wild Turkey in it, I’m still looking for one of those!

I still walk with a limp and can’t get through airport security after launching my Elsinore 125 of a 60’ ramp

 

[TrailHunter]

 

[Sharkey]

Mikey (the kid in the old Life cereal commercial that liked it) died from downing a bag of those and drinking a coke.
True story

Crazy how many urban legends we believed when we were younger.

 

[benatc1]

Very cool thread

 

[kevman65]

 

[Bullwinckle]

I know I was born before most all you old farts but the 90s were good too especially with the fast food adds. They let you know you’ll get the shits before you ordered

 

[Bullwinckle]

Another… I know you all had your time crushes but I had Lean Rimes as a crush from “my old school cool” back in the 90s haha I know I thought I was gonna marry her. I was determined at the young age.

 

[Ddays]

Cox 'gas' powered shit. kids under 10 with cars that went about 50 mph - what could possibly go wrong? These were supposed to be tethered but that was boring - best to run them loose on the neighborhood streets - no telling where TF they were gonna go. fire em up, let em go, and everyone scatter

 

[Ddays]

Exposed propellers? Hell ya. Steal the neighborhood girls' barbie's and stick their heads in the propellers. Stitches ensued. Our parents wised up on these and they mysteriously disappeared from all of our houses on the same night.

 

[Trail Bud]

Good find.
I had those, forgot about them.

 

[wayoflife]

Now these were fun

 

[kevman65]

Now these were fun
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With the funnel, that's the water version, yes? I've seen both water and just air.

 

[wayoflife]

With the funnel, that's the water version, yes? I've seen both water and just air.

Yeah, the water version

Just love that so many of the things we grew up with were pointy projectiles that flew through the air LOL

 

[kevman65]

Yeah, the water version

Just love that so many of the things we grew up with were pointy projectiles that flew through the air LOL

Phallic symbols

 

[wayoflife]

My folks were too poor to buy this for me but it was something I always wanted. Fortunately, friends of mine had it and many battles were fought LOL

 

[Jsouder53]

Now these were fun
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I never had this as a kid, but I grew up with model rockets which I think are still around. Those were fun

 

[wayoflife]

I never had this as a kid, but I grew up with model rockets which I think are still around. Those were fun

OMG, I had made and flown TONS of model rockets back when I was a kid. They were good cheap fun and I always looked forward to sending off for and getting a new Estes catalog in the mail.

 

[Breer]

Lots of good stuff in this thread already! For some reason reading through some of these I thought of this RC car. Haven't thought of these in forever, I got mine as a hand-me-down from my older brothers. Radio Shack was so good back in the day!

 

[OverlanderJK]

Some of you fuckers are old as shit. Surprised you’re still able to type.

 

[Ddays]

OMG, I had made and flown TONS of model rockets back when I was a kid. They were good cheap fun and I always looked forward to sending off for and getting a new Estes catalog in the mail.
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Those pos cameras NEVER took a good pic - it was always some goofy shit and a blurry half of something.

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