HP Sauce Rider Toy
I recently received the following email from Amy in the UK. It reads as follows:
In 1972 my husband had a ride on hp sauce bottle toy, no now knows where this toy went to, but this Christmas my husbands father and step mother gave him one as a present which they had brought from a car boot sale. The person they purchased it from used to collect advertising memorabilia and had never seen another example. My husband (39 years old now) was thrilled with it but a little miffed that he is too big to ride on it!
Amy is curious to know more about her husbands new toy and has requested our help in finding out more information. She’s graciously sent in more pictures in the hopes that they may help bring back some fond memories with some of our readers. They speculate that the HP Sauce Rider Toy dates from the late 1960′s or early 1970′s.
If you do come across any information about the ride on sauce bottle then I would be most interested to hear. In the meantime I think I will try a see if the company that made the thing still exist…
HP Sauce Rider Toy 1
HP Sauce Rider Toy 2
HP Sauce Rider Toy 3
Thanks for the great images Amy!
If this wonderful old toy brings back a childhood memory or if you have any additional information on it’s origin, please leave a comment below! You may also wish to view the gallery to browse a similar Rider Toy photo which Mandy kindly contributed to our gallery.
January 29th, 2009 02:33
Thanks for putting the pictures of the ride on sauce bottle on the website. Dexter and I look forward to, hopefully, finding out more…
May 27th, 2009 08:17
I once had one of these, but instead of riding it I just cut the front off and used it as any other HP sauce bottle. It was the best weekend of my life.
July 10th, 2009 03:47
My sister and I had one of those!!! Mum and dad collected tokens from the sauce bottles to get it for us….must have been 1973 (ish).
We used to scoot up and down the garden path on it, Dad called it the “Hotrod” lol, we still talk about it now – wish we’d kept it!
July 13th, 2009 06:50
Here’s a picture of me on my “Mammoth Size” HP bottle in 1971.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/iain1970/IainHPDecember19715x7.jpg
My Mum & Dad saved tokens too. When I was a little older, I yearned to get the top off to get to all the HP Sauce.
I think it was made by Sharna in Droylesden, Manchester (now long gone), but I could be wrong. I’d love one for my 8 month old son now.
November 2nd, 2009 06:46
I had a hotrod too! It was early to mid 70s. My mum saved coupons and sent away for it. I spent hours and hours trying to unscrew the lid to see if there really was hp sauce inside. Wish my parents had kept it. The only annoying thing I can remember about it was that you couldn’t steer, so when hurtling down a hill you had to bail out if anything crossed your path!
November 12th, 2009 03:24
Excellent tips .I really appreciate all these points, and I agree completely…
November 30th, 2009 17:33
I had one of these as well when I was about 5. I loved this thing and it gave the neighbours a good laugh. I was talking with one of my old neighbours the other day and she still mentions me scooting about the street with it. I would love to get a hold of one fo rmy boy. Happy Days
January 29th, 2010 10:48
I have just collected one of these ride-on bottles and will be using it in the next exhibition at The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. Entitled ProMotion, it will be a display of vehicles built to look like the product they’re advertising, plus small objects, such as teapots, biscuit tins and egg cups that look like vehicles.
July 18th, 2010 12:52
I still have a hp ride on obtained with vouchers c1971 for my daughter.No 40 she has a 2 year old boy who scoots everywhere on it as did his aunty and 2 cousin before him.
doug sim
July 28th, 2010 16:57
I had one of these also wheen i was three or four.Talked about it often when thinking about my childhood.When i tell people Iused to ride up and down the street on a what seemed to be a giant hp sauce bottle they dont beilve me.S to decided to look it up internet and was well pleased to see the pictures posted.The last I remember of my toy was my mates and I trying to take the lid of it as we all beilved there was sauce in it.Good times.