When I was a kid, I wanted an old car to play on and in quite badly. Now that I have kids, I keep thinking how cool it would be to build them a large-scale toy car to play on: Essentially a piece of playground equipment shaped like an old car. Im thinking that the boxy shape of an early Model T roadster would lend itself well to a 13/16 scale replica, based on a set of old Falcon wheels Ive got lying around with 165/80/13 tires mounted up. Thoughts? Examples? -Dave
Sorry, Here's a link with more info about the guy and his other projects http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Heim.htm
that tractor trailer guy is nuts! Probably around the time I was born our town got a 'new' war surplus 46 Ford fire engine. That meant that the 'ol AA Ford rig had to go., and it was moved up the street behind my granmaws five and dime. I discovered it at about age 3. Not every kid can say they had their very own personal fire engine to play on. So my votes for Fire Engine. BTY... I was told later in life that the AA went to a junkyard where it was fitted with a boom and served out its time loading scrap. I think it had 800 odd miles on it.
Here is one I built for my kid. It's a fiberglass body I bought somewhere. I built the frame and stuff. Powered by an electric motor. Was in CK Deluxe.
since we get grandkids 2 at a time arround here I built this stroller for 2.I cut the body out of a old bonneville roof. it will hold 2 up untill they get about 4 years old.
We got and old 88 chevy truck in the back. No doors, hood, engine, trans, or box but the kids have a blast in it. I usually find them seat belted in pretending to race.
-As most kids are, my kids are nuts over Thomas the Tank Engine. Last week, I was looking at the rolling chassis of my '26 Henney Hearse (the body burned in '33), and my pile of scrap metal... My thought, is to weld-up a half-ass Thomas replica using the frame and wheels from the Henney. The motor is apart in the shop, so I am hoping to build this thing, where the "train" body can be easily removed at a later date, as the kids get older. Nothing fancy, but the way that my kids go nuts over the wooden train playset at the park, this should fill the bill. I know I always wanted my own full-sized train when I was a kid... I think it's way cool that you are wanting to build something for your kids! Keep us posted with what you come up with! -Tony B.