Ron, That's an awesome truck! Its funny how when you get into collecting these you want one of every body style ever made. I know its impossible to get there, but we'll both keep trying! LOL
Don't let Ronnie fool you! I know about his collection(stash) of pedal cars, he has one of everything lol
My soon to be 44 year old Automotive Engineer Son with his first pedal car. If it had wheels, he was always attracted to it.
Met the builder in Syracuse a couple years ago. Hand built fiberglass body with Ranger running gear powered by a V-6. Great attention to detail.
One owner pedal tractor, my 1953 John Deere my dad gave me for my second birthday in 1953. My cousins and neighbors and me put about a hundred thousand miles on it. I restored it about 10 years ago.
No pedals but my first car. (truck ? ) My parents gave it to me for my first Christmas. Yeah I was a bit little for it. lol Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My girlfriend just had this pedal car given to her and I'm trying to find out any information on it. Her friend painted it I would like to try to restore it to original if I can find info. Sent from my E6910 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Here's one that I restored for the grandkids. It's a 60s or 1970's? AMF. One of the last of the metal cars made before they started using plastic, Ron........
Thanx for the info, never heard of Gendrons, gotta be old, I'm sure that pic was taken around 1900 or so, and in San Antonio..
This isn't the oldest or rarest pedal car that I've found. But it's the only one I found mint in its original box. I even had to assemble it. The windshield is still in the brown envelope lieing on it's seat. Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Hey Ron, Just found your pedal car thread (never looked in Antiquities before). I was heavily involved in restoring & collecting pedal cars back in 90s/00s. Probably restored 50+ or more...so I REALLY appreciate your collection ! I'll have to dig out and scan some pics (pre-digital camera era). This BMC Pacesetter is the one that got me started back in the 80's...painted to match my '46 Ford Pickup...I was hooked. I will post MORE pedal Car stuff to follow soon
Wow. This "Antiquated" part of the forum is COOL.!!! I'll have to post some pic of my Japan Tin Toys in the "(Vintage Tin)" thread. As far as pedal cars go, I don't do much with them anymore, although I do built one every year for the 50/50 raffle at one of the Car Shows I run. (First ticket drawn gets choice, cash or pedal car, Second ticket drawn wins what's left) It REALLY boosts 50/50 ticket sales. Here are the pedal cars I did up for the last 4 years shows... The 2 "Dipsides" and the "Comet" are reproduction bodies. The Woody was pretty much "scratch built" except for the chassis, hood & grill.
OK, not exactly a Pedal Car...but I did use the front and rear parts of a Radio Flyer ride-on. This was my one (and only) attempt at building a radio controlled car. Built entirely from scratch. It ended up being much slower than I planned...which was OK, because I really sucked at driving a RC car Here's what I initially cut up to make the body
That's too COOL Jack! Here's an old GMC COE. A little rough but I kinda like it like that. Ron..... Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thanks so much Ron. It's always nice to get kudos from a fellow "toy guy" Love those AMF COEs. Never managed to own one back in my "pedal car days" They are pretty rare. Interestingly, these COE's use AMF's own stamping for the hood/grill, but the sides & rear sections are made from the early BMC dies that AMF bought in 1954. Incidentally, living in the Binghamton NY area and being a "pedal car guy", back in the 90's, I did extensive research on BMCs (Botnick/Binghamton Manufacturing Corp.). Never did anything with all that info (pre computer days), but probably could put together the most comprehensive history of BMC available. I'll work on that...and of course, post it here. Jack
I had a pedal car when I was a kid. I remember it was green, probably an AMF comparing it to other photos. I had a couple of older cousins who were liked to do mean stuff to me. They took my car and threw it high up into a Yucca bush/tree, whatever you want to call it. It had razor sharp leaves that were like swords. Anyway my dad never bothered to pull it out. I guess he figured I might have been too old for it by then. I bet the car got grown into the tree eventually.
In mid 50s I had a pedal tractor. Grandad next door had a Farmall and it was red like that. I remember it had four "spark plug wires" on one side. Sent from my SM-S320VL using Tapatalk
Mid 50s my pedal car was a lime green Garton Kiddilac...which I beat the living crap out of..as best I could. Although, to this day, I can still envision it leaning up against the garbage can on garbage-day...minus the wheels. Those wheels went on to live a second life as "coaster car" (2X4s & plywood) wheels that raced (and crashed) down Dalmatian dr...making me somewhat of a neighborhood legend Those pedal cars, by nature, had one inherent problem...a short time of usefulness. The time between a kid being old enough (coordinated enough) to use the pedals and the time when his ass doesn't fit in it anymore is only a few years...but those wheels...could race on for many more years
Jack and ZZ, I like your Kiddilac's. I posted pictures of mine before. But I might add, that the one you posted ZZ could have been it's twin. It had the same colors, and was in about the same condition when I found it as yours. It has the lights, horn, and is chain driven. I restored it for my daughter in the 90's. But all four of the grandkids have played with it. Notice all the scratches on the bumper. Also a funny little { STORY }. I took the family to the Smithsonian museum in Washington D.C. They had a kiddilac in one of their displays. My two year old grandson saw it, and tried to get in it. My daughter took these pictures of me getting him. Lol He is a real CAR NUT !! and now the big three. thanks Ron......
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