The Car with a Brain

A few years after the Think-A-Tron toy computer of '67, Hasbro released the Amaze-A-Matics custom computer cars. Available in a various assortment of models, ie: Astrovettes, Chargers, VW's, dune buggies, etc., the Amaze-A-Matics also came with 4 pylons, and an instruction booklet / catalog. The one I found the other day is the Buick Century Cruiser style, and actually most like the real life concept car counterpart in all of it's strikingly futuristic, COMPUTERIZED glory. (CLICK HERE!) The coolest and most unique thing about these customizable toy race cars though (and for the late 60's even), was that the cars came with pre-programmed "computer" cardboard cards that slid into the tail end of the car to make them run a pre-determined course, some based on actual famous tracks like Le Mans and Daytona. It also came with blank cards so you could scissor cut / plot the racing action however you wanted. Watch the classic commercial HERE for a better idea of how these worked, and then afterwards, watch another car with a brain via classic cartoon animation by CLICKING HERE!