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Orphan Car Show '08: Are pedal cars in our future?

Posted Jun 9th 2008 2:58PM by Sam Abuelsamid
Filed under: Etc.

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.

Gallery: Orphan Car Show 08: Pedal car collection

Orphan Car Show '08: 1966 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III

Posted Jun 2nd 2008 8:32AM by Sam Abuelsamid
Filed under: Time Warp, Convertibles, Misc. Auto Shows

Click above for a high-res gallery of this pristine Austin-Healey

The annual Orphan Car Show took place in Ypsilanti, MI yesterday and Mother Nature provided absolutely perfect weather for the event. One of my personal favorites of the show was this sparkling pearl white 1966 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III. As with many of the cars on display, this was in far better condition than any Austin-Healey that ever came out of the British factory. The finish on this car clearly had a lot of effort put into it and absolutely shimmered in the sunlight. According to the owner, he did the mechanical restoration while a professional shop handled the body work. The 3000s were built from 1959-67 in three series with this Mk III being one of the later cars. This is classic British motoring at its best. Click the gallery below to view more images of this awesome Austin-Healey and maybe we'll spotlight some more cars from the Orphan Car Show throughout the week.

Gallery: Orphan Car Show 08: 66 Austin Healey 3000

2007 Orphan Car Show: The Foreigners

Posted Jun 8th 2007 3:37PM by Sam Abuelsamid
Filed under: Convertibles, Economy, Sedans/Saloons, Etc., BMW, Misc. Auto Shows, Citroen, FIAT

Last of the Triumph line. A pair of remarkably rust free TR8s

We already showed you the American contingent at the Orphan Car Show in Ypsilanti, MI a few days ago but it wasn't a completely domestic show. Over the years, there have been many carmakers who have brought their funky machines to our market before finally succumbing to the pressure. Many of them are still in business in their home markets and some, like Peugeot/Citroen, are even thriving.

And then there's British Leyland. During the fifties and sixties, most of the larger British car companies were subsumed into a government-owned mass known as British Leyland. By the 1980s under the Iron Lady, after several of the brands had already become defunct, the rest were ultimately sold off. Some, like Land Rover and Mini have gone on to success, while Jaguar has struggled on and Rover ultimately whithered.

More orphaned furriners after the jump

Gallery: 2007 Orphan Car Show: Furiners

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