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(...) Well my childhood and early LEGO years was the mid-late 70's and early-mid 80's. During that time the wheels you remember were already gone, but the ones that replaced them were nearly the same. The 2x4 bricks were black (I think the ones you (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My early Lego years were just about the same time. My earliest wheels are just like you describe (smooth black tires, red hubs w/metal pin, black 2x4 brick with holes). I still have these tires, and they aren't brittle at all. None have ever (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's odd. The big black motor that's like a stack of bricks 4x8, 4x12, and 4x8x1.33? Mine has one axle hole offset 2 studs from one of the paris of metal-pin-holes. The other axle would go in a grey 2x4 brick that was riddled with (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There definitely was an earlier motor, which didnt have the hole for the technic axles. Compare (URL) and (URL) think set 901 only came in black, but 900 came in both blue and black (Gary can probably tell you for sure) - mine's blue, but no (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep, the big oddly-brick shaped motor. No holes for Technic axles (though I could press a medium Technic gear onto the studs of one of the 2x2 red hubs to get it to drive a Technic creation). (...) You're right - HUBS permanantly attached. But (...) (24 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) In case it helps I had one of each. In fact I thought I still had them both but it turns out I've only got the one without the 'Technical' axle hole. Another difference was that the lid to the battery box on the newer one was thinner but (...) (24 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)
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