I came across an image of a big wheel that I had as a kid and it brought back so many good memories for me. It was called The Green Machine. Naturally it was green but what set this thing apart was it’s steering mechanism. Pull shifting the two level back and forth you could rotate the rear wheels to make turns. I remember riding this thing into the ground! The tires were all plastic and eventually the big wheel in the front would wear away do to all the skidding and turning on the pavement. It got such that eventually there would be a “hole” in one part of the tire, the plastic completely worn down, and so every time that part of the tire hit the ground it would produced a thud. I think I drove my grandparents crazy by having that sound just go off over and over and over. I think you can actually see what I am talking about in the picture with me and the kick ass pants. Look to the bottom of the front wheel and you can sort of make out it’s flatness. Fun times! Also around this time for some odd reason my grandmother wanted the back yard to have a checkerboard type pattern which you can also see in the photo.
