Name The BIGGEST (And Gaudiest!) Ghettoblasters

[btphoto]

Love mine:

 

[=ml=]

I'm thinking sometime around when all the black ones started maybe 84-85'.

Guys, next time you open up your wheely, please take a picture of the date stamp molded into the case.

Go!

=ml=

 

[blu_fuz]

Sure can - I'm playin "Champagne Showers" by LMFAO through my Wheely and C100 right now


BT, we will always love your box!

 

[blu_fuz]

When were these introduced for sale?

From all the info I have gathered, the Wheely and AKAs were not sold in stores. But back in the 80's-90's they were available to purchase at your local carnival/fair. They had booths setup to just sell these and they would pull it off a pallet out of the back of a truck and hand it to you after you paid. So instead of spending your money to play a game to win a prize, you could just buy these.


The one I sent to you BTphoto, the owner told me he paid something like $150-$200 for it back then, played it for a few weeks, and stashed it away in the closet with the original box.

 

[btphoto]

From all the info I have gathered, the Wheely and AKAs were not sold in stores. But back in the 80's-90's they were available to purchase at your local carnival/fair. They had booths setup to just sell these and they would pull it off a pallet out of the back of a truck and hand it to you after you paid. So instead of spending your money to play a game to win a prize, you could just buy these.


The one I sent to you BTphoto, the owner told me he paid something like $150-$200 for it back then, played it for a few weeks, and stashed it away in the closet with the original box.

Ah Ok, and I did open it up to look for that date stamp - I didn't see anything. I searched with a little flashlight for quite a while, lol