I had a set of puzzles called Coco-crash when I was younger. They were
a collection of 6 puzzles, each a different colour, each comprizing 6
pieces which formed a cube. I managed to find a photo of them here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/silentcolors/7395595/ and another one
here: http://es.geocities.com/memoriaspromo99/mini/elbaul/cococrash.jpg

This page talks about how and when the puzzles were invented:
http://www.cricro.com/inventor/puzzlesalgemeen.html and it is possible
to buy modern variations of the puzzles at http://www.cricro.com

From memory I think I bought them in Spain, and I think the Coco-crash
brand was Spanish or from another European country although I think
the puzzles have been available in other countries under different
branding.

I want a complete set of the original Coco-crash puzzles, branded as
Coco-crash with the squiggly faces on them as shown in the first
photo. I've had this in my favourite searches on eBay for 3 months and
it hasn't popped up. The answer I am looking for is a link to
somewhere that I can buy a complete set in new or good condition
online, sensibly priced (up to about $50 USD).

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 15 Sep 2006 08:27 PDT

Wwarby,

I found one person in Spain that sells a blue and green Cococrash puzzle.

Email: yolipola@hotmail.com
Phone: 620708660

Vendo 2 COCOCRASH de Evaland (Verde y Azul) con instrucciones y una
pegatina del Cococrash verde.

3 euros. 

620708660 (mensajes) 

 
http://portalin.com/buscaranuncios2_NEW.php?categoria=7&subcategoria=38

Let me know if this works out for you and I will post it as the
official answer to your question.

Thanks, Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by wwarby-ga on 16 Sep 2006 13:55 PDT

bobbie7,

Thanks very much for your response but I really want the complete set
of all 6 from the same place because I'll only have to keep looking
otherwise.

-William

Here you have the info you need. Cococrash is the Spanish name of a
product called happycube in the rest of the
world(http://www.happycube.com/). Designed by Dirk Laureyssens in
1984, this toy has a lot of international prizes. You can buy in
http://www.happycube.com/ in the shop link or in
http://www.happy.be/en/shop/index.php.

Yours,

mlclm9,

Thanks for the effort, but I've seen both of those sites before and
they are not quite what I'm looking for. I want an original set of the
puzzles from the 80s, branded as "Coco-crash" (not Happy Cube). They
will have faces on them just like in the photo I have provided a link
to.

-William