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The 35 anniversary show in Charlotte, NC April 1999
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Ever since I started my interest in
Mustangs, back in the early 80's, I have started searching
for a pedal car version. One night I was surfing on
ebay auction site and came
across the lot of three cars to the left.
These cars were missing a large portion
of there parts, but the price was reasonable, and I promised
my self (and my wife) to sell at least one to try to recoup
some of the cost.
Once the cars were shipped to me from
out west I began my journey into pedal car restoration.
Like any other restoration project research is required.
I have come to learn these three car were originally made
in Mexico, and are difficult to find parts for. Therefore,
I have decided to "convert" these bodies to use
the undercarriage of the original AMF models
I would like to thank Damon at Damon's
Mustang Pedal Car Page and the people at Blue
Diamond Classics Pedal Cars, Pedal Car Parts, and Pedal Car
Graphics have been a great help.
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as seen on ebay
front and rear views as seen on ebay
Mexican version as appears in Evolution of the Pedal
Car #4
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This is a chronological history of the restoration of these
three cars:
(Click in the thumbnails to see a bigger picture)
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Like most project one of the first tasks is to document
what you have
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Also find a parts car (AMF 505)
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The "White" one, was yellow once the paint
was removed, has no shifter slot or hole on the front for
accessories (Do you know what was to go there?). This
one also had a decal (was damaged with stripper) that indicated
it was manufactured by CIA Manufacturing in Mexico.
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The "Red" on, was green when stripped, was
in the best shape. Unfortunately I thought I could get
the headlights in reproduction cheap, and destroyed the old
ones, was I surprised once I found them.
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The "Rusty" one, true red car with different
decals, looked worst than it was. Most of the
rust is surface and was removed/treated easily.
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Difference in the front end of a typical US made (left)
and a Mexican made (left). The height of each of these
is different as well as the axle length, because the wheels
were narrower and taller on the Mexican version.
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The rear axle housing is about the same, but the depth
again is different as well at the drive wheel method and pedal
strap attachments.
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After "White" was partially chemically stripped.
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"Rusty" with a few holes welded up and primed.
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If you have any old toys in your attic or garage
that you want to turn into cash, please drop me a note at steve@mysite4u.com
with a description of the item(s), condition, color and pictures
would be helpful. I typically purchase collections of toys from
the 50's, 60's & 70's.....THANKS
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Dixon
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