This is a 1960's Murray "Lancer Wagon" that belonged to my wife when she was a kid. I resurrected it with some Speedway parts (and added the "continental kit") so our kids could "show" it when we all attended events in our Chevy.
I do kind of wounder what the end was for a pushcar I helped Peter build. He kept at his house,so demiz is unknown. Photo is me driving an Pete at rear,with extra help. It a take turns thing,push or drive. Fair size hill at far end of block,not sure how we didn't die many times over. NO BRAKEs other then shoes. Photo was likely close to , 2 years old by the time it went too get developing done,as Mom would not send the roll in,tell all the photos had been used on the roll.
I agree!!! @Ron Funkhouser has an absolutely amazing toy collection. I remember seeing this pic and thinking...that looks familiar... The big difference between Ron and I is...he STILL has all his toys (smart guy), whereas I tend to get bored, and move on to something else. Back in the '80s-'90s I went little overboard Pedal Car Crazy too. And some dump/junkyard finds
Unfortunately, a burst water pipe at home ruined most of my old toy photographs, but I was able to "harvest" from an old VHS tape (poor quality) just a small part my old collection. Here's the one that got me started, an early '50s BMC
Nice job on the old Murray. I also resurrected a rusted out pedal car shell several years ago and redesigned it as a stroller/riding car for my Grandsons to enjoy. The youngest loved having it in car shows with "Pops" cars. Great memories for me and my now teenage Grandsons. It is one of the few pedal cars from a larger collection that I still have.
Me in my first car. My grandfather won it at a local Chevy dealer in a raffle. It was for my uncle, but he was too big to use it. It sat around the farm until I came along few years later. Gene.
A friend's father had a Chevy dealership so my buddy wound up with a '54 peddle car. He remembers seeing the trash guys picking it up while waiting for the school bus when he outgrew it. It makes the rest of them worth more.
I too remember my green Garton Kidillac leaning up against the garbage can on garbage-day after I had outgrown it...minus the wheels of course. 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
Pelletman, what you found is an 1930s Steelcraft. Some call that one a Dodge? I'm not sure if it was advertised that way or what. But a great find! What's your plans for it? I think Steelcraft made some of the best pedal cars. Thanks for sharing.
Not sure yet, maybe hang it in the rafters, maybe sell or trade it. My dad found it in a shed at a yard sale. I was thinking it looked like a 37 Ford
Nice find. @Ron Funkhouser called it right. It's a Steelcraft '38-'39 (tall) Dodge. 1939 was the last year of the "tall hood" models and the end of what was considered the "Classic era". By 1940 the tall hood sides had disappeared and pedal cars became more generic. '38-'39 Dodge '40-'41 Dodge
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