The Big Wheel was created by Ray Lohr for Marx in 1969. Dozens of models later, the Big Wheel and its cousins remain the favorite mode of transportation for kids across America.
Big Wheel Timeline:
1969 - Louis Marx introduces the Big Wheel at the New York World's Fair
1972 - Carolina Enterprises introduces the Hot Cycle
1972 - The Marx company is sold to Quaker Oats
1972 - Marx introduces the Green Machine
1975 - Marx and Carolina Enterprises merge and sell the rights to Empire
1985 - Empire sells design to Playskool (builds the Power Cycle)
1997 - Playskool stops production
2001 - Empire stops production
2003 - Alpha International reintroduces the Big Wheel
2007 - Gamma2 becomes manufacturer of the Big Wheel
Power Cycle? Yes, Power Cycle. That's what Playskool branded their version of the Big Wheel. I dig it. I can't decide if I like it better than the Dukes of Hazard version.
