Robo - nice thread. Been meaning to contribute to it for a while, but motivated to do so now.
Went back to my parents' place today to help Dad clear out the garage and found these gems. Impressed by the low numbers for the sets. Don't know if it means much these days though.
Growing up I loved the Technical Lego sets - as I remember them being called.
I had the original tractor 851 from the first year of release and the motorbike and sidecar, but my favourite was 8860 - note that the suspension was different in Australia.
(I switched the steering around too, of course.)
[off topic]
Lego aside, I also uncovered
this today. Does anybody remember micronauts? Drew???
Commercials:
http://youtu.be/ITMYl_oygRU and
http://youtu.be/b9sPZqw9UCU
Guns that fire real projectiles. God bless the 70s.
