Pedal Cars

[B607]

Does anyone on this board collect/restore pedal cars? B607

 

[Anonymous]

We still have my sisters Tee-Bird pedal car from the early '60's.

I used to have a metal Army Jeep pedal car as a kid,but I fell and got cut on it and Mom got rid of it.

 

[Buck Masterson]

I have a General Lee Pedal car from the 80's. It is in storage at my parents, I'll have to dig that out one of these days!

 

[Chainsaw]

Gotavan Dan has at least 50 hanging or shelved in his barn! Most are the old ones from the 60s or older! Maybe we can get him to post some of his fabulous "junk"! :mrgreen:

 

[B607]

I have a wheel off of a pedal car I brought home from the salvage yard. I'd send it to anyone that wants it for the cost of the postage. Rubber and wheel are good but needs new bushing/bearing. I just can't throw away stuff they don't make anymore if someone can use it. I'll take a pic if you want. B607

 

[Anonymous]

^ You could always make a pretty cool clock out of it.

 

[sensor]

i dont have one thats old(cant afford the old ones )
but i do have one that my son out grew so its going to get a redo soon....

(pictures around 3 years old but its the only 'before' one i have)

 

[Crassly]

I have a Murry Steelcraft Speedster that needs to be restored. It is a sit-on-top car that is propeled by pushing and pulling a handle that turns a chain drive and you steer with your feet. Hallmark made a Christmas ornament of this car a few years ago.

 

[dangratsdan]

Oh yea,something I didn't have as a kid but have a few now.
My first was a rusty early 50s Murry that I restored the body, slammed, and hung buggy wheels on it .

Another car thats not a pedal car but is a sit on car. This is a 66 Corvette promo, I even have a Corvette ad saying to go test drive a new 66 Corvette and get a Corvette for your kid.

Then a few years ago I used an old Garton Hot Rod body to make a sculpture/light fixture, there is a fluoresent light hide in the underside of the body. Made the wheels lean to show speed, added exhaust pipes down the sides, even has a cardbosrd interior and 8 ball shifter.

Then there is this one I don't know much about. Its an auction find that I see will make a kool kustom someday.

This is a photo I found at an estate sale, I got several different pics and a couple of negitives of this 2 seater pedal car. Wish I had that pedal car, but was long gone. Those were some happy kids.

Well thats my pedal car collection.

 

[sensor]

thanks for posting those!
i wish i had that one(ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh the things i could do :shock: )
im glad to see some real ones in here!

 

[Anonymous]

WOW,that '50's Murray looks killer slammed.

 

[I am the owl...]

If you wanna get rid of the "auction find" with no wheels in the pic, id be interested....

 

[floridasfavson]

I have a Murry Steelcraft Speedster that needs to be restored. It is a sit-on-top car that is propeled by pushing and pulling a handle that turns a chain drive and you steer with your feet. Hallmark made a Christmas ornament of this car a few years ago.

Crassly is this it?
http://kpr.craigslist.org/clt/967682867.html

 

[Crassly]

Oops - my mistake, it is a Garton not a Murray. Looks like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLMARK-KIDDIE-CAR ... .m20.l1116

 

[sensor]

well....i got bored tonight so i decided its time to redo the boys car :mrgreen:

everythings blown apart now(ive gotta say thats the first time a car ever came apart that easy and i didnt need 10 people to get the body off either :lol: )
ill post some pictures once i get the body stripped and ready for some epoxy(and i get some batteries charged)

well...after sitting and staring and doing some math...i decided this is going to get dropped as far itll go and still be usable :mrgreen: (silly me and dumb ideas.... i can always turn a simple 1 day job into something thatll take a loooong time with alot of math :roll: )
just didnt look quite right that high up for what im thinking.....