The ultimate for Tonka aficionados is the round-fendered pickup truck made between 1954 and 1957, part of Tonka’s popular Hi-Way series. These trucks sell for as much as $1,000.

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Tonka’s first pickup came out in 1955, and a Jeep came along in 1962. Then the distinctive yellow Mighty line debuted in 1965, and the Mighty Dump Truck became the company’s biggest seller.