tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post8857836060250164373..comments2023-10-30T03:05:16.555-04:00Comments on WELCOME TO HELL ~ by Glenn Walker: Memories of SSP RacersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-55467508266149096422017-06-06T10:28:22.741-04:002017-06-06T10:28:22.741-04:00I got my first SSP as a Chex cereal promotion I be...I got my first SSP as a Chex cereal promotion I believe.A purple Motorcycle. I was hooked. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580992472730211825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-88931989016061379362017-06-06T10:28:08.305-04:002017-06-06T10:28:08.305-04:00I got my first SSP as a Chex cereal promotion I be...I got my first SSP as a Chex cereal promotion I believe.A purple Motorcycle. I was hooked. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580992472730211825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-85265209937413988532017-05-28T14:44:12.374-04:002017-05-28T14:44:12.374-04:00Folks who are regular readers here know that I'...Folks who are regular readers here know that I'm a big comics guy as well, but I was unable to find anything like this, beyond the SSP ads in the comics. If anyone knows about it, please let us know - I would love to check this out! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-5433209449116809042017-05-28T14:30:25.733-04:002017-05-28T14:30:25.733-04:00I was lucky; I had a Laker Special. Does anyone re...I was lucky; I had a Laker Special. Does anyone remember a comic book featuring SSP racers? Some sort of no-holds-barred race as I recall, the villain driving the Black Widow equipped with a grenade launcher. Gold Key Comics I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-18774505183427215712017-04-22T08:04:56.735-04:002017-04-22T08:04:56.735-04:00Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Like another...Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Like another posted, I found your blog while researching my old toys. My SSP was the Blue Monday dragster. I loved that thing, but not so sure my mom did, as I would race it through the house, usually resulting in a loud crash into a wall somewhere. I think I may need to hit up E-bay and buy one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-41770679904578325812015-07-08T18:40:36.405-04:002015-07-08T18:40:36.405-04:00That's awesome, Adam!That's awesome, Adam! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-16838687217697904922015-07-08T15:09:59.028-04:002015-07-08T15:09:59.028-04:00My dad, Joe Burck, designed the first two sets of ...My dad, Joe Burck, designed the first two sets of SSPs. He worked for Marvin Glass and Associates at the time. He also designed the Evel Knievel toys and was with Evel's entourage at the famous Snake River Canyon jump. SSPs were, indeed, the best boys' toy of the 1970s.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-17968167374684293212015-01-05T08:59:01.455-05:002015-01-05T08:59:01.455-05:00Christmas, 1971, my aunt an uncle (the favorites, ...Christmas, 1971, my aunt an uncle (the favorites, since they gave toys instead of clothes) gave SSP racers to my cousins, my brother, and me. I had the green Two Much. One of my cousins received the blue dune buggy. I'm afraid I can't remember the other two racers. My grandparents had a sidewalk that ran all the way around their house, and we spent that Christmas afternoon racing our new SSP's.<br /><br />And, here is my SSP coincidence; I know the resting place of one of those racers that we received. Decades later, that house became my parents' house. My family and I were visiting and, while going to sleep on Christmas Eve, I thought of that 1971 Christmas where we boys were racing our toys on the sidewalk just outside that bedroom window. After opening presents on Christmas morning, I went tromping through the woods behind the house, and these woods are also behind the house where my cousins lived. That Christmas afternoon, I saw a hint of blue through the leaves that I had never noticed before... and I have spent many afternoons wandering through those woods. It was the SSP dune buggy. After forty-something years in the elements, the plastic is weather-brittled, but it's still recognizable. I'm glad I saved a pic.mcinsandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633367509127109526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-76615355491629487132013-12-31T04:30:23.591-05:002013-12-31T04:30:23.591-05:00I had a yellow sidewinder, tommy had a blackjack, ...I had a yellow sidewinder, tommy had a blackjack, michael had a super stocker and greg had a railbird. My sidewinder beat them all!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-23926030685600123942012-04-11T17:21:53.486-04:002012-04-11T17:21:53.486-04:00Memory lane!Memory lane!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-59602534759691004852011-01-30T13:02:03.954-05:002011-01-30T13:02:03.954-05:00Wow, it's like we must have been classmates or...Wow, it's like we must have been classmates or something. I am also 46 at the time of this posting. My older brother and I each had a car. (probably around 2nd grade)<br /> His was the Laker Special and I had the metallic blue G.T. Coupe...both with a flint stone to make sparks as it ran.<br /><br />We used to have great fun with these "tough as nails" cars. <br /><br />It wasn't until one winter around the 4th grade, that we discovered one of the coolest things ever.<br /><br />We ran are cars down the snow and ice packed streets. The results were hilariously awesome. They would race straight for awhile then turn some "donuts", crash into a curb, race straight again, turn some more nuts then off again.<br /><br />It was some crazy stuff. It's like we discovered a brand new toy. So we purposely crashed into things to see the reaction of the cars.<br /><br /><br />I discovered your blog while researching my old toys from my childhood. <br /><br />What a great toy. I have a 7 year old boy and will most certainly buy a couple of cars so that I can pass that joy along to him.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816423463593392413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853457.post-66183694422560006222010-11-02T16:02:54.321-04:002010-11-02T16:02:54.321-04:00Ah, SSP racers! I can still hear the sound of them...Ah, SSP racers! I can still hear the sound of them crashing into the end of the hallway! But did you ever get the web of your hand caught in the pullstring? Ouch!Pops Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15088037612511113290noreply@blogger.com