Kids have been playing with cars and trucks for a long time. In 1946, Mound Metalcraft began making colorful metal, and they were a hit. The company became Tonka Toys Incorporated in 1955, and the ...

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.

Rather than spending $10 to get a $25 Tonka Mighty Dump Truck to the U.S. in time for the holidays, toymaker Basic Fun! will leave them in China until next year. When Basic Fun! CEO Jay Foreman ...

The "unbreakable" Toyota HiLux gets a Tonka makeover, transforming the truck into an extreme rock-crawling, off-road vehicle. The Tonka Concept celebrates the HiLux's achievement of becoming ...

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.

Basic Fun, whose portfolio of toy brands include Tonka, My Little Pony, Lite Brite, Lincoln Logs, Care Bears and Tinkertoy, has filed for bankruptcy following numerous setbacks to the toy industry.

Tonka trucks are made for boys! The makers of the Rose Petal Cottage are at it again, with an ad campaign about what it means to be a boy. Warning: No laundry is involved.

I have fond memories of playing with my toy Tonka trucks as a child. At the same time, I also fell in love with the Toyota pickups of the 1980s. They looked both cool and tough. This new concept ...

More than 20,000 toy trucks are being recalled after multiple reports of overheating, ... Huffy 12-Volt Children’s Ride-On Tonka Dump Trucks; Model #: 17362 and 17323. Date Codes: ...