That is so cool...I had the exact same car as a little kid (not a cool gasser though).... my dad was headed to work, and backed over it with his '59 Mercury.... he was scared I was in it, and found I just left it there.....big old Merc just mad a pedal car pancake of it....
I built it myself. That aged body with it's 40+ years of patina was an Ebay score for $76.00 . Nothing has been cleaned or polished. None of the metal has been clear coated or protected. Little by little,.....the chassis and it's componets should match up to the body quite well. I sand blasted the magnesium rear wheels then let them set. The desired oxidation really did not take long at all. Thanks for the kind words !
Great looking car. I made one for my son. I painted it pinstriped it and gave it to him on Monday and it was to big for him by Friday he had out grown it.
The "rat" script is geared toward the (attitude of the pedal car),......and not about any rat rod affiliation. If it was meant to praise the rat rods,.....then the script would have said "Rat Rod"
Great gift! I'm looking forward to giving my son a pedal car when he's big enough. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
The front runners are just 8" cart wheels from the hardware store. The back slicks and the magnesium bead lock wheels are an Ebay score from a shifter cart. The rear wheels were gold plated when i got them. I sand blasted them,.....scuffed them evenly with steel wool,....then left them alone. Over the coarse of two years,.......they have really aged nicely
Sweet as. Keep up the good work, all of us with unfinished rides are inspired with every update and picture. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Freakin' rad. I'd lop off my legs to ride in that. Someone else needs to make one and we got a match race going!
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