Vintage 1970's Hello Kitty Melody Music Motor Scooter Motorcycle Toy 2024 by SANRIO Made in Japan-Rare!

Made in Japan by Sanrio, this hard to find rare Hello Kitty Musical Scooter Toy is in 2024 very good previously loved vintage condition.

Operated by 2 "C" batteries (Included) flip the switch underneath and choose between melody only, or melody with drive and watch Kitty ride around on her scooter while the music plays in sequence. She is designed in such a way that when she encounters an object that won't move, she will back up or try to go around it. To see Kitty in action, please follow these links:

Music : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGF4qTrPeuI&feature=youtu.be

Motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_JYe2Kgo74&feature=youtu.be


On the back of the scooter, there should be a large boom box type radio, it is missing and a small piece of the yellow plastic is broken off. Kitty has paint wear to her red hair bow, and also two slightly faded spots on the front of the motor scooter where there where once stickers. The scooter measures 9 1/2 " in length, 8 1/2" in height, and is 4" wide.

One of the rubber wheels underneath has some cracking and dry rot and may be able to be replaced with some type of automotive rubber grommet, should the need arise.

A darling addition to your Sanrio Hello Kitty collection and an extremely rare find in any condition.

There is currently one listed on Ebay from Japan for $399.00 or best offer :http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hello-Kitty-Melody-Music-Motor-Scooter-SANRIO-Made-in-Japan-/222061842503?hash=item33b3ead047:g:pKUAAOxy-j9SQJh7


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Hello Kitty (full name: Kitty White is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, created by Yuko Shimizu and currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi. She is depicted as an anthropomorphic white Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow.

Shortly after her creation in 1974, Hello Kitty greeted the world with a "Hello!" on her first product. The Hello Kitty vinyl coin purse was introduced by Sanrio in March 1975. The character was then brought to the United States in 1976. The character is a staple of the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. By 2010, Sanrio had groomed Hello Kitty into a global marketing phenomenon worth $5 billion a year. By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, she was worth about $7 billion a year, all without advertising except on Sanrio's, related show producers', and ticket sales' webpages and at show venues and nearby locations.