Well, since at least the year 2000, the company doesn't make the RED AMERICAN FLYER sleds anymore! They were actually named the American Flexible Flyer wooden sleds, and we could make the front turn to the left or right, hence, the "flexible" part.
The Flexible Flyer sled was invented during the 1860s (that's the Civil War time frame) bu Samuel Leeds Allen, and he has the patent for it's uniqueness. He was from a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family. History tells us that he began his fascination with snow coasting as a boy. Allen's sled design had twin, red runners and that flexible-crossbar for steering. Remember?
When you do your research, you'll discover that, after all of these years since the 1860s, his patented sled design remains unequaled, period!
Now, who has one of 'em stored away?
Gosh, forgot....anyone ever go zooming off on a toboggan on the snow? Let's see...a 4-seater...6-seater...and an 8-seater. First one sat down at the front, with the next one wrapping their legs around the first and so on to the back. AND...if you fell off? Everyone fell off, connected together, sliding all the way down the snow-covered hill on your butt-butts!
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