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In 1977, the company improved its core product with several patented safety features. These included a new ball joint between the wagon handle and the undercarriage in which fingers could not get pinched, and a controlled turning radius to prevent accidental tipping. It also deployed new toys, such as the Fireball 2000, a 1970s children’s… Continue reading Radio Flyer donates Hero Wagon to Carilion Childrens Hospital

He used it to cart around his tools, which he used to build phonograph cabinets. Pretty soon, those wagons were selling faster than the cabinets. The Radio Flyer business was born in 1917, though it would be years before he would be known by that name. Despite the depression, Antonio had his sights set on… Continue reading Radio Flyer donates Hero Wagon to Carilion Childrens Hospital

It had big red wheels and “Highway Chief” in white letters on the side. Streak-O-Lite – One of the most iconic styles, this wagon had a tapered design and an optional real working headlight on the front. They’ll love bringing everything they need wherever they go with razor ride ons the little red wagon from… Continue reading Radio Flyer donates Hero Wagon to Carilion Childrens Hospital

There’s nothing that will celebrate the weather getting warmer and spring officially beginning than a way to encourage our kids to get outside, get active, and go wherever their imaginations take them. If you’re interested, you can donate money to Starlight specifically to fund these wagons. Starlight CEO Adam Garone told ABC15 his family knows… Continue reading Radio Flyer Donates Hero Wagon To Carilion Childrens Hospital

Radio Flyer offers accessories as well as a fun spin on the original wagon design. According to the Radio Flyer website, the company started over 100 years ago in the Windy City of Chicago. Antonio Pasin, who was originally from Italy, immigrated to the United States and became the founder of the company. He first… Continue reading Radio Flyer Donates Hero Wagon To Carilion Childrens Hospital

Even in the depths of the Great Depression, they sold at the rate of 1,500 a day. Radio Flyer designers added high sides for carting kids in 1950s, borrowed bright colors and slick tires from muscle cars in the 1970s, and even created an all-terrain version, the Quad Shock Wagon—to match the SUVs in the… Continue reading Radio Flyer Donates Hero Wagon To Carilion Childrens Hospital