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Vehicles That Require Assembly Are a Real Gas

Toy Vehicles Entice Young Mechanics

By: TDmonthly Staff
Apr 28, 2006

Toy vehicles — perennial favorites for kids — become even more desirable when youngsters can construct the cars, trucks or trains themselves. Newcomers like Hape’s WoodyClicks and Automoblox (ToyDirectory) are letting kids fashion their own vehicles … and giving more established manufacturers a race for their money.

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