Tonka Toys History Live News Segment 3/13/24 on Fox 9 News Minneapolis-St. Paul

What’s up Tonkamaniacs!! Check out this new Tonka History segment on Fox 9 News Minneapolis-St. Paul broadcast live on 3/11/24. It features an interview with a friend and fellow collector Mitch Elvebak showing and talking about some of his mind blowing and rare collection as well as some footage from the museum!! So cool!! Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!! Thanks for all the support!

[@chrisflocco8084]

I had the pleasure of having 2 tonka tractors made out of medal growing up.

[@mightytonkamadness]

The tractors are fun toys. There’s a bunch of colors and styles out there. Some with and without accessories too!

[@mrrpepsi24]

I had several as a small boy, I loved them

[@mightytonkamadness]

That’s great! There are so many different ones I know people that have been at it for decades and still find new Tonkas all the time

[@MAGronemeyer]

What an awesome video! Tonka toys along with Fisher Price played a huge role in my childhood. Tonka toys stood the test of time, and gave me hours of stretching my imagination.

[@mightytonkamadness]

Yes they sure did! Yes great interview and story. Thanks for watching!

[@daviddooley5361]

Back before the pandemic I saw a yellow colored Ford truck in a parking lot with Tonka across the tailgate.
I also remember having a yellow road grader with blue tires and I still have a red gasoline truck.

[@mightytonkamadness]

Cool! Yes ford made the Tonka edition truck for a while. There are so many Tonkas it’s crazy

[@davidtorres4041]

Man what an awesome news clip. He was like a pro when the camera was rolling. I would have definitely been tongue twisted under the light. Glad to see when our great hobby gets showcased on television and for it to live on in platforms like yours ❤

[@mightytonkamadness]

Thanks buddy! Yes it was a great interview! Nice to see this stuff that takes up so much of our lives be in the mainstream for a moment. Acknowledged for what it is, preserving a part of history. Mitch did great!

[@user-cs8qz5lq2f]

i only have 8 tonka's so those are huge collections

[@mightytonkamadness]

Yes he has an amazing collection. He lives very close to where the factory was and finds some really cool stuff

[@dougdroen7519]

I still got the 2nd gen front end loader. I mighg restore the frint end loader eventually lol. 😊n i think the 2nd gen mighty dump truck...... I wish i wouldnt have painted the dump truck... But at lest inwent with CAT yellow. Lol

[@mightytonkamadness]

Cool thanks for watching!

[@michaelwhite6112]

How can I get one

[@mightytonkamadness]

Get one what?