Growing up, I was a big fan of Tonka trucks. I’d build elaborate road networks in the backyard, complete with water crossings and challenging routes to and from various pretend worksites. Microscale ...

In 1946, a company called Mound Metalcraft was founded in Mound, Minnesota, near the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Although Mound Metalcraft was primarily fixated on manufacturing garden tools, a former ...

The yellow Tonka Truck. Instantly recognizable by any child of decades past, that big metal beast would always make you popular around the sandbox. There were no blinking lights to dazzle, no noises ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Ford is stirring up some nostalgia with its full-size version of Tonka's iconic yellow dump truck. The new Ford F-150 pickup is a pretty big deal in the truck world. It has the ...

Toys are important objects in a kid's life. For many youngsters, automotive enthusiasm begins when they build that first Hot Wheels track on the living room floor or spend countless hours pushing ...

Ford Motor says it teamed with toy maker Tonka for a really big "toy" truck -- a full-size, fully functional, diesel-power, F-750 dump truck. Ford will exhibit it at the National Equipment Association ...

Watch the satisfying restoration of a classic Tonka Truck to its original glory. This step-by-step process includes cleaning, ...

Ready for work or play, that’s what the 2016 Ford F-750 Tonka Dump Truck is all about. Believe or not, the toy company and FoMoCo joined forces and morphed Tonka’s signature toy workhorse into a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Ford’s bright yellow Tonka concept truck borrows heavily from the ...

The Ford F-750 Tonka dump truck on July 17 at Science City at Union Station. David Boyce As Stephanie King posed for a picture in front of the Ford F-750 Tonka dump truck in mid-July at Science City, ...