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Vintage and Rare 1977 Welcome Back Kotter Barbarino Grease Machine MOC John Travolta
To find a 49-year-old Ahi Brand Toy still on the card is a rarity on to itself.
You have one right here in front of you and it is the rare BLUE version of the1977 Welcome Back Kotter Barbarino Grease Machine
A TRULY RARE find because Vinnie Barbarino is normally on a RED Corvette...not this BLUE THUNDERBIRD!!
This 49-year-old toy and character are in mint condition with the bubble being slightly distressed but not cracked. The card has slight shelf wear, bubble with slight denting.
Azrak-Hamway International, Inc. (AHI), was a New York toy company founded in 1964 that initially offered inexpensive novelty-type toy items. In 1974 Azrak-Hamway acquired the Remco Toy name and produced toys of more substance under the Remco brand, including several popular culture licensed items like Universal Monsters, Space 1999, Batman, Marvel Super Heroes and other TV Tie-in products. Azrak-Hamway created the Child Guidance division in 1994 in an effort to produce child learning toys. In 1997 Jakks Pacific acquired Child Guidance and Remco from Azrak-Hamway International. Many of the inexpensive items offered by Azrak-Hamway were licensed products that featured climbing, hanging, or parachuting figures sold on simple bubble cards.
These toys include:
1973-1981 Official Worlds Famous Super Monsters1973 Spider-Man Spider-Car (basis of the Spider-Mobile)1974 Batman Batcycle1974 Planet of the Apes Water Gun, Parachutist, Helicopter, Stunt Cycle, On Horse, Prison Wagon1974 Action Apeman1974 Spider-Man Cycle1974 Popeye Boatmobile1974 M*A*S*H Emergency Helicopter1974 Mickey Mouse Die Cast Fast Wheels1974 Superman Zing Wing1974 The Flintstones Flintmobile1974 The Flintstones Flintmobile Road Racing Set1975 The Flintstones Flintmobile [with Flintboat on trailer]1975 The Flintstones Flintmobile Pull-Strap1975 Batman Batmobile & Batboat with trailer1975 Batman Stunt Cycle1975 Batman Pat Blane with Launcher1975 Star Trek Sky Diving Parachutist, Phaser Ray-Gun, U.S.S. Enterprise Water Gun, Phaser Saucer Gun, Flying Enterprise, Pin Ball Game1976 Batman Batmobile1976 Batman Walkie-Talkie Playset1976 Sky Diving Parachutist (Batman, Penguin, Joker, Shazam!, Spider-Man, Robin)1976 Jet Discs for Star Trek and Space: 19991977 Batman Batmobile Remote Control Car1977 Welcome Back, Kotter Desk Set accessories1977 Space: 1999 toys1977 The Shadow Mobile and Crime Fighter Super Jet1978 Parachuting toys (Spider-Man, Hulk, Planet of the Apes)1979 Captain America, Fantastic Four Parachutists1979 The Incredible Hulk Power Spouter Water Gun, Parachutist, Van, Stunt Cycle1979 Neck Pets1979 Star Fleet Wind-Up Robot and Walkie-Talkie1982 Sgt. Rock Stunt Cycle and Parachutist Commando1983 The Mighty Crusaders Helicopter
For toy collectors, the most significant AHI toy contribution was the Official World Famous Super Monsters toyline, licensed from Universal Studios. These toys, released in 1973 (with additional monsters added through 1976) were an effort to capitalize on the Mego Corporation\'s popular Mad Monster Line. The set of 8-inch action figures included: Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, Mummy and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. All except Dracula were officially licensed from Universal Studios.
The Mego Corporation forced Azrak-Hamway to remove their line \"Action Apemen\" through injunction, as it was agreed to infringe on Mego\'s license rights to produce Planet of the Apes figures (Mego outoffer AHI on the figure license, even though AHI produced many ancillary Planet of the Apes products).
Items in this great of condition AND THIS RARE are getting harder and harder to find.
A great gift for any 1970\'s TOY buff. Especially a AHI TOY collector.
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