A few years ago I decided I wanted the kids to have a 1/2 scale car after taking them to Disney. So the search was on.
That search took quite some time. But low and behold I found a car advertised on ebay out of California. It was advertised as a former Six Flags car.
I bought it without any documentation, just on the gentleman's word. Here it is in my driveway:
![](http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w189/tonystrong_bucket/sixflagscar.jpg)
![](http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w189/tonystrong_bucket/sixflagscarinside.jpg)
On the side you can't see (against the fence) is stenciling that says "Six Flags". It's all there except for the engine, pedals and steering assembly.
As the last few years went by I wondered about the car and couldn't find proof that it was ever really a ride at Six Flags over Texas. Then a couple of months ago I took the kids there and found this poster:
![](http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w189/tonystrong_bucket/Sixflagsposterofcar.jpg)
If you look at the interior pic of the car in the driveway...it's that same blue. Obviously the same Corvair body style, headlights, etc.
Also, kids were watching the Boomerang cartoon channel the other day, specifically the old show called "Banana Splits". On the ending of that show it shows the characters driving these cars that look just like the poster/mine and gives credits in the end to "Six Flags Over Texas".
Pretty cool. Wish I could find some more history and/or photographs of them. I've never seen another one.
That search took quite some time. But low and behold I found a car advertised on ebay out of California. It was advertised as a former Six Flags car.
I bought it without any documentation, just on the gentleman's word. Here it is in my driveway:
![](http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w189/tonystrong_bucket/sixflagscar.jpg)
![](http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w189/tonystrong_bucket/sixflagscarinside.jpg)
On the side you can't see (against the fence) is stenciling that says "Six Flags". It's all there except for the engine, pedals and steering assembly.
As the last few years went by I wondered about the car and couldn't find proof that it was ever really a ride at Six Flags over Texas. Then a couple of months ago I took the kids there and found this poster:
![](http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w189/tonystrong_bucket/Sixflagsposterofcar.jpg)
If you look at the interior pic of the car in the driveway...it's that same blue. Obviously the same Corvair body style, headlights, etc.
Also, kids were watching the Boomerang cartoon channel the other day, specifically the old show called "Banana Splits". On the ending of that show it shows the characters driving these cars that look just like the poster/mine and gives credits in the end to "Six Flags Over Texas".
Pretty cool. Wish I could find some more history and/or photographs of them. I've never seen another one.
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