We might touch a sensitive aspect of a petrolhead's personality by talking about Tonka die-cast toys, but trust us we only mean good. Tonka is best-known for their Mighty Dump Truck, and their other ...

The holidays evoke traditions, and when it comes to toy trucks what's more traditional than a Tonka truck under the tree? Sure to elicit squeals of joy from truck-loving youngsters, Tonka trucks have ...

Which Tonka truck is best? Tonka has long been known for making steel toys focused on trucks and machinery from the construction industry. These rugged, metal, to-scale model vehicles are the toughest ...

For years after the Tonka Toys plant shut down in Mound, Lloyd Laumann worked to keep the memory and history of the famous company alive. Laumann, 78, of Waconia, who died Nov. 22 after years of heart ...

MOUND, Minn.—The home on the corner lot has a two car garage—and a 500-vehicle basement. Lloyd Laumann will be the single largest contributor to a Tonka toy museum set to open next month in Mound.

It’s perhaps too easy to get all misty-eyed and wistful about the past, especially when it concerns our old toys, but there really is something different about Tonka. Here were tough trucks, cranes, ...