Big Wheel
It's from 1969, before you were born.
- Maker
- Marx Toys
- Type
- Ride-on tricycle
- Debuted
- 1969
- Note
- Low to the ground for spin-out power slides
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About
As of 2026, it's 57 years old.
The Big Wheel rolled out in 1969 as a low-slung plastic tricycle with an oversized front wheel, and it instantly made every other trike look hopelessly babyish. Sitting low to the ground, it was marketed as safe — but its real appeal was the glorious power slide you could pull by yanking the hand brake and spinning out across the driveway.
It was the muscle car of the preschool set, complete with that unmistakable plastic-on-pavement roar that announced your arrival to the whole neighborhood. The front wheel wore flat on one side from all the skidding, and nobody cared.
Low, loud, and built for sliding, the Big Wheel is the trike that turned every suburban driveway into a tiny, gravelly racetrack.
