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Toy Cars
sophisticated toys available these days, but it did have all the essential components for fun childhood play: it was loud, fast, and had flashing lights.
Toy cars come in all kinds of various styles nowadays, but some things never change. There are still the toy car geeks who love nothing more than putting together automobile models. My dad was one such collector. His study, in fact, was so overstuffed with toy cars that he sometimes had to clear them out and put them in storage so that he could get work done there. He first taught me how to make toy models. At the time, I wasn't to into it. After all, what kid wouldn't rather have a premade toy car than have to put one together from a kit? Still, it was a good learning exercise for me. It taught me patience and perseverance, and when the car was finally finished, I have to admit that it looked great. Although I never became as passionate about putting together model cars as he is, I'm still proud of the experience.
Nowadays, the most popular thing with children is toy race cars. Once they reach a certain age, they won't stop asking for rc cars. Back when I was a kid, only boys liked toys like this, but nowadays girls usually like them too. I remember the toy car that I got for my birthday. It was a pretty basic vehicle. It would go forward until you pressed the button, which would make it go back and turn. Nowadays, there are some pretty sophisticated radio controlled cars available. They are fully functional, and some of them can go so fast that they can be a little bit dangerous. Nonetheless, with proper supervision they make great toys.
Of course, a toy car isn't just a toy for older kids. My little one has a ride-on racer, slickly painted and decked out with a bell that she can ring. She peddles that thing everywhere she can and, if I don't watch her like a hawk, she'll be halfway down the block before I can catch her!
When I was a child, my favorite thing to play with was a toy police car. It was a small toy car, and pretty basic by today's standards, but I loved it. Basically, it would run on batteries to go forward, loudly blaring its horn and flashing its lights until it hit a wall. It wasn't a radio controlled car, a toy gas car, or any of the other
