Orphan Car Show '08: Are pedal cars in our future?
by Sam Abuelsamid on Jun 9th 2008 at 2:58PM 
Click above for a high-res gallery of pedal cars from the 2008 Orphan Car Show
Once upon a time before there were Power Wheels, munchkins had to provide their own motivation. At the Orphan Car Show last week a gentleman by the name of Greg was displaying part of his collection of pedal cars and, unlike the modern day versions that are fabricated out of injection molded plastic, these cars were all metal. According to Greg, his father-in-law got him started on collecting pedal cars about 12 years ago and he now has about 100 examples. He picks them up wherever he can find them including yard sales, curbs and through acquaintances. Body styles run the gamut from Mustangs, to Jeeps to fire trucks. Perhaps if gas prices keep climbing we'll all be driving full size examples of these things before too long. Click below for a high-res gallery of the best pedal car's at last week's 2008 Orphan Car Show.
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Frylock350 3:14PM (6/09/2008)
I had a pedal car when I was a wee lad. I Flintstoned it all over the block. Fuel efficiency was good, I got about 4-5 blocks worth on one juice box.
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K 7:03PM (6/09/2008)
lol. I had one too. I was on that thing all the time until the spiders invaded it after a winter in storage. It didn't matter at all to me when my dad killed them all in the spring. I never got near it again.
Oh, and props for turning "Flintstone" into a verb.
Bill Coates 11:08AM (6/10/2008)
I had one too!
It was a baby blue 56 or 57 Chevy...i think? I wish i had it today as many of us do.
I'd like to find a yard sale or a curb with one on it, i'd buy it in a heart beat!
I have a five year old son and i made him a steroidal power wheels Jeep. I found one of the original power wheels Jeeps with dual drive motors and a solid axle. I removed the wiring and installed and wired a Gel cell marine battery, it's quite quick and has lots of torque. I had to put about 40+ pounds of weight under the hood to balance it out. The first time my little guy drove hit(he was almost 3) he drove it straight into the side of the house and it tried to ride the wall. Causing him to flip, it was hilarious(he was not hurt), he had on full race gear...LOL. Best part is, i only charge it once or twice a year. Better than a Hybrid i'll say!
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John 5:28PM (6/11/2008)
I had a Mustang pedal car just like the one in the picture. Too bad my folks gave it away (just like dad's 65 Mustang convertible).
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