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I was driving back from lunch and noticed a big yellow truck on a stand at a car dealer I was driving past and looked and it said "Tonka", I thought no, that was just my mind playing tricks on me, I didn't pay attention to the type of dealer so thought oh it was probably a Toyota, okay a big looking one, but Toyota and between the quick glance and color I read it wrong.
So as I drive I think, isn't the Toyota dealer on the other side of the road? or was that Honda?
I decide I have to check this out for my own sanity. So I turn off the highway onto the feeder road and go back to the car dealer. It was a Ford dealer and yes the truck did in fact say Tonka. Several places on it, including it being embossed into the front bumper. It still had a ford oval in the grill.
I did a google search and sure enough there is a F-150 Tonka edition. I don't know how many are out there or what the sticker price is. It is pretty cool looking tho. I didn't see any mention of it here (I could have missed it if it was) so thought I would mention it.
It looked a bit large for a F-150 but trucks seem so large these days so I am guessing it is one of those F-150 unless they came up with heavier duty versions of it. I'll post some pictures this evening when I get a chance.
So as I drive I think, isn't the Toyota dealer on the other side of the road? or was that Honda?
I decide I have to check this out for my own sanity. So I turn off the highway onto the feeder road and go back to the car dealer. It was a Ford dealer and yes the truck did in fact say Tonka. Several places on it, including it being embossed into the front bumper. It still had a ford oval in the grill.
I did a google search and sure enough there is a F-150 Tonka edition. I don't know how many are out there or what the sticker price is. It is pretty cool looking tho. I didn't see any mention of it here (I could have missed it if it was) so thought I would mention it.
It looked a bit large for a F-150 but trucks seem so large these days so I am guessing it is one of those F-150 unless they came up with heavier duty versions of it. I'll post some pictures this evening when I get a chance.