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Subject: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: crazyp83 on 08/30/10 at 2:32 am

Years ago i had this racing toy that the best way i could describe it as it had a screen, steering wheel and i believe a gear shifter. The pictures on the screen just looped over and over and you could control a car left and right. It also made a simulated car engine noise. I wasn't really sure what decade to post under as i was unsure as to how old i was when i had it. It's probably an 80's toy based on how vague my memory of it is. I'm tying to find out its name so i can find it on the internet or eBay because i lost all my childhood toys in a house fire my family had, and I'm feeling nostalgic. any help identifying it would be appreciated.

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: lorac61469 on 08/30/10 at 7:14 am

Might be Digital Derby...

http://www.mediacircus.net/1uptomydigitalderby.jpg

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: crazyp83 on 08/30/10 at 1:13 pm

Might be Digital Derby...

http://www.mediacircus.net/1uptomydigitalderby.jpg

not that. I think it was white or off white and much larger than the digital derby. The shape looked kind of like a tv. The screen i think worked kind of like the fiber optic Christmas trees where it had a piece of plastic with colors printed on it, a light behind it and it was rotated to give the illusion of movement.

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: lorac61469 on 08/30/10 at 2:14 pm

not that. I think it was white or off white and much larger than the digital derby. The shape looked kind of like a tv. The screen i think worked kind of like the fiber optic Christmas trees where it had a piece of plastic with colors printed on it, a light behind it and it was rotated to give the illusion of movement.

I can picture it but I can not think of the name...I'll keep trying, though.

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: Claybricks on 08/30/10 at 2:45 pm

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: crazyp83 on 08/31/10 at 4:08 am

http://i23.ebayimg.com/04/i/08/ee/e6/73_1.JPG

1988 TIGER ELECTRONIC TURBO RACING HANDHELD LCD GAME

http://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/d4/14/ae75_1.JPG

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You can search Ebay by using these terms

Search TOYS

Search words:

Handheld Racing,
Handheld Race,
Hand Held Racing,
Hand Held Race,
80's racing
80's Race
Vintage Race
Vintage Racing

Dan

Thanks for the search suggestions, but no dice. It was definitely not a hand-held. I would say it stood about a foot tall, maybe a foot wide. and I believe it took D size batteries. I'm also not a 100% on the decade being born in 83 it could have been the late 80s or early 90's. Thanks everyone for the help so far.

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: nupur on 09/01/10 at 10:21 am

I think I had the same toy you are thinking of, but I can't remember what it was called. I just searched my basement, but it looks as though we got rid of this toy a few years back. It may have been around in the 80s, but I definitely owned it in the early-mid 90s. The closest thing I found is this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517ErfHgzUL.jpg

This one is called Dashboard Adventures, however, it's a much newer/modern and more colorful version of the one I owned. I remember it being white with a dark blue steering wheel and more rectangular/blocky in shape.

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: Claybricks on 09/01/10 at 10:47 am

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: crazyp83 on 09/03/10 at 2:43 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOebLtLSxfM

http://content9.flixster.com/question/55/87/23/5587239_std.jpg

Tomy Turnin' Turbo Dashboard

more pictures...

http://jalopnik.com/5303064/tomy-turnin-turbo-dashboard

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tomy/TurninTurbo.htm

Dan

I'm not 100% if the Tomy Turnin' Turbo is it or This other one i Found that is similar Learn to Drive Speedracer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1l2hwjnE0E&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I wouldn't have found The Speedracer without you telling me about the Turnin' Turbo. Thanks alot. Now i think I'm going to ask my parents if they remember it. I always had a lot of fun with this toy. I would like to buy one for nostalgia sake.

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: Claybricks on 09/03/10 at 3:50 pm

http://user.img.todaoferta.uol.com.br/N/3/FN/IV62MI/hugePhoto_0.jpg#1

http://user.img.todaoferta.uol.com.br/N/3/FN/IV62MI/hugePhoto_42.jpg#2

http://user.img.todaoferta.uol.com.br/N/3/FN/IV62MI/hugePhoto_43.jpg#3

http://user.img.todaoferta.uol.com.br/N/3/FN/IV62MI/hugePhoto_44.jpg#4

Learn-To-Drive Speedracer for sale...

http://todaoferta.uol.com.br/comprar/learntodrive-speed-racer-anos-80-importado-N3FNIV62MI#rmcl

Dan

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: jazmin on 06/23/11 at 8:03 pm

OK SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE I CAN FIND EITHER THE TOMY TURBO TURNIN' DASHBOARD OR THE LEARN TO DRIVE SPEEDRACER???? PLZ NEED HELP FINDING THIS!!!

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: liz on 01/29/13 at 11:24 am

i think you are referring to the Tomy Turbo driver, i was feeling nostalgic tonight with my childhood toys, and came across the exact toy i had in this website, hope this is what you are looking for

http://www.thecollectiveloop.com/2009/07/handheld-games-of-past.html#.UQgDnh2kGSo

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: Donna Dryden on 12/15/13 at 3:14 pm

I have it! I don't have a box, but I have the toy and it still works! Still looking for one?

Subject: Re: Trying to identify a toy I had growing up

Written By: robby76 on 12/15/13 at 11:03 pm

We loved our Tomy Turbo, but before that in 1982 we had Champion Racer by Bandai!!! This was white.

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