The Best Classic Wagons
The red wagon is as American as anything in the toy category. Radio Flyer has been making them in Chicago since 1917 and has not needed to invent anything new. The design works: steel body, four wheels, a handle that steers, a flat bed big enough for a child or a load. These are the wagons still worth buying.
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How to Choose
The main decisions are size and construction. Classic steel-bodied wagons (the standard 34-inch format) are the most durable and the most traditional. Larger all-terrain wagons with fabric sides are popular for hauling children but are not the same thing as the classic steel wagon. For a child who will use it as a wagon -- pulling things, riding in it, loading it up -- the standard steel-bodied Radio Flyer is the right answer.
Radio Flyer Classic Red Wagon
Radio Flyer has been making this wagon in Chicago since 1917 and the fundamental design has not changed. Steel body, four rubber wheels, a wood deck insert, and a handle that connects to the front axle for steering. Sized at 36 inches long and 16 inches wide -- the format that fits a three-year-old or a load of firewood equally. It will outlast the child who receives it.
The American wagon. No improvements needed in 107 years. The correct answer.
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Radio Flyer Deluxe Classic Red Wagon
The Deluxe version adds full steel side panels that keep cargo and children from sliding out. The body is longer than the standard wagon, the sides are removable for flat-bed use, and the handle folds for storage. The construction is identical to the classic -- steel body, rubber wheels, American manufacturing heritage.
When you need cargo to stay in the wagon. The sides are the only difference that matters.
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Radio Flyer 90th Anniversary Wagon
Released to commemorate ninety years of Radio Flyer production, this edition features the original wagon design with anniversary badging and a solid wood deck in natural finish rather than painted. The steel body is in the original red. A collector's piece that is also fully functional and built to the same standard as every Radio Flyer wagon.
The collector's version for families who want to mark the occasion or display it alongside the one in use.
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