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    Zoomy Balloonies

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    “Blow ’em up and hear ’em go!”

    Released in 1972, these toy cars from Matchbox had a diecast base and a moulded plastic body and were balloon-powered.

    Vehicles included the ‘Rat-Racer’, ‘Bo-Evil’, ‘Terrible Toad’, ‘Mean Motha’, ‘Nose Job’, ‘Bat Cat’, ‘Hot Foot’, ‘Blood Shot’, ‘Webbed Wonder’, ‘Fly’n Fang’ and the ‘Spida Bita’.

    Zoomy Balloonies came packaged in a bag resembling a packet of potato crisps and retailed for 25p.

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