More Baby Boomer Toys for Boys – they keep coming in…
Here are a couple of other toys for boys I thought I’d share.
Special Nash Metropolitan
Nash Metro Snowmobile 1...
If you’re not a Baby Boomer, more than likely, you will not remember the first one:
a Nash Metropolitan – and not just any Nash Metropolitan – a custom built Snow Mobile version of the old Nash.
When I was kid, you could see these around town – although they were never very popular. The first one of these I remember being aware of was in Berkeley California when I was about 7. That dates it somewhere in the 1960 range. The person who owned it – my mom’s friend Carol – was the second worst driver I have ever known – the first worst being my dad.
Carol was my older sister’s ballet teacher and she had a Nash, Metroplitan parked in from of her house where she taught ballet pretty close to Grove and Cedar streets. Later in my childhood, she also became my piano teacher for a couple of years.
Nash Snow Mobile 2...
Anyway, seeing this brings back a whole lots of memories that have been archived for a long time.
My buddy who sent me these pictures lives in Montana and the caption in his email was this:
“The way this winter is going
I think I might buy this one…”Must be a cold one this year.
Nash Snow Mobile 3...
I have no idea who owns this or who built it, but what a fun toy with a Yamaha 700 c.c. triple in it. If one of you is interested in buying this little baby, here is the contact info:
1957 Nash Metropolitan
“The MetroSled”
Custom Built, 700 cc
Yamaha Triple. Too much
to list – Call 406-522-1770
$10,000 or best offer.
Kind of ugly, but kind of cool. They always were ugly anyway. I bet this thing is a blast on ice !!!
The Second Is Simply Labeled “Wild Machine”…
This came through about a week ago and I almost forgot about it. If you are a horsepower freak, check out this machine. The tech specs are amazing.
Wild Machine 1
READ BEFORE LOOKING AT THE PICTURES
Power to weight ratio – that might be the most meaningful performance measurement to consider when judging exactly what piece of machinery you should or shouldn’t strap yourself into/onto. If you’re the type that wants to leave this world with a giant smile on your face and bugs in your teeth, allow us to introduce you to the Brimstone Quadracycle.Brimstone Cycle
Ostensibly a mash-up between:
- a four-wheeled quad,
- a motorcycle
- and a drag car,
what we have here is the closest thing you can get to a V8 engine strapped to a Power Wheels. Seriously, this is like a real-life childhood fantasy wrought in metal… almost brings a tear to the eye, doesn’t it?
It’s absolutely insane. And yes, off course we’d gladly take it for a spin.
Brimstone is reportedly willing to build you one with as much as 750 horsepower from a 455 cubic inch aluminum Dart V8</strong
Performance figures?
- How ’bout zero to sixty in 2.8 seconds?
- Or, better yet, zero to 120 in six seconds flat.
- It’s even fuel efficient, returning up to 30 mpg,
- and it can be equipped with a hitch to tow a small boat.
Brimstone is taking orders now.
How does it get any better than this?
Baby Boomer Toys for Boys…
I AM Michael Barrett and I AM a Healthy Boomer
