[Spruce]

All of my Matchbox, Hot wheels, and GI Joe stuff was burned, blown-up, shot, smashed, or dropped from very high places. My brother had a Evel Knievel action figure that took some particularly serious abuse.

My old toys would be worth a tidy sum if I had kept them.

[dfwgator]

My brother had a Evel Knievel action figure that took some particularly serious abuse.

You actually got the bike to work?

[Nowhere Man]

I might still have my Evil Knievel, I have to check on it.

[Charles Martel]

All of my Matchbox, Hot wheels, and GI Joe stuff was burned, blown-up, shot, smashed, or dropped from very high places.

Yep. I suspect the originator of the "Chevy Impala with JATO" urban legend got the idea from a favorite pursuit of mine - taping bottle rockets to Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars.