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See Homepage. | This page: A look at some of the classic pedal cars, including the Austin J40 and those by Tri-ang (Lines Bros). |
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Wanted: Old pedal racing car, 1950s or earlier please. Contact details on this page, thanks. |
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![]() A studio shot in Blackpool, showing two lads, one on a trike, the other in a (Tri-ang?) pedal car. |
![]() The lad in the photo was called Arthur, and was aged 2 yrs when this was taken in June 1946. |
![]() Two children seen here in a two seater pedal car, complete with lamps and hooter. |
![]() This angular little pedal car looks to be from the 1930s - homebuilt perhaps? |
![]() The hubcaps look Tri-ang to me, the car is based on a Willys Jeep of the 1940s. |
![]() A young lad sits in his pedal Jeep, along with his puppy. Circa 1947? |
![]() A great vintage pedal racing car in use, rare, but made by who? Also see row 5 photo #7. |
![]() Two kids with their pre-war pedal car, possibly taken in America during the 1930s. |
![]() An expensive ride-on car now, complete with lamps, bumpers & detailed radiator. |
![]() Roger, from the site forum, provided these photos of him driving a Tri-ang No.6 racing car. |
![]() Thanks also to Brian from the forum, this is him sat in a Tri-ang pedal car as a child. Great photos! |
![]() Next, two Austin J40 pedal cars, the first with two children in a J40 at Blackpool. Fairground ride? |
![]() A young lad seen driving a J40 around a test route, at an unidentified seaside location. |
![]() Kevin kindly sent this photo, of him driving a red Tri-ang Ford Zephyr in the late 50s. |
![]() Second photo from Kevin, with him on a (homemade?) pedal car ride in Skegness. |
![]() Martyn, sat with his Tri-ang pedal racing car, and other classic rides, circa 1970. |
![]() Can anyone identify the make of Tom's pedal car, seen here circa 1959/1960? |
![]() Another fabulous Tri-ang pedal car, in the style of a 1930's Grand Prix car. |
![]() Steve kindly sent this next pair, both feature twins in a pedal lorry & trike. Thanks Steve! |
![]() He thinks the lorry is a Lines Bros. (Tri-ang) Tip Lorry No.5 of 1928 - 1938. |
![]() Thanks to Sarah for this photo of her Aunt Patricia, sat in a vintage Tri-ang pedal car. |
![]() Ellis kindly supplied these two images of him sat in his miniature Ford Zephyr. |
![]() A great colour shot of the Tri-ang Ford Zephyr in use - note the period road sign behind. |
![]() David kindly sent this photo over of him sat in a 1930s Triang Epoch pedal car in 1953. |
![]() Thanks to George for the next two photos, showing his pale cream Tri-ang No.6 racer. |
![]() The seat was red, George is shown here driving the car with his younger cousin watching. |
![]() Studio photo of "Blue Bird" LSR based pedal car, Blackpool, 1935. Thanks to Don. |
![]() Kindly sent over by Charles, a snap of a youngster sat in his prized Tri-ang (?) toy. |
![]() Can anyone help Louise id this vintage push-along / pedal car dating to c1916-1918? |
![]() Thanks to Chris, of prewarminor.com, for agreeing to his old photo being shared here. |
![]() First of two photos of (I think) the same boy. What is the circular device under his elbow - a siren? LBL 4242. |
![]() Same boy but in a Tri-ang Ford Zephyr, with a girl alongside in the later type. Circular gadget removed? |
![]() Girl being pushed by her mother in an earlier Tri-ang, maybe 1940s era. |
![]() Richard sent this over, of himself sat in a pre-war Leeway pedal car, c1952. Thanks! |
![]() Thanks to David, a photo of him & his siblings in Sussex c1952. Second example of this unknown pedal car to feature, see row 1 photo #7, and next row. |
![]() Third example of this rare racer. Thanks to Pete for the photo, taken 1950. |
![]() And another, as "No.1", photo'd in the West Indies - thanks Marius. |
![]() Thanks to Nick on FB, a photo from his great aunt showing her father, Great Yarmouth, 1929, based on bullnose Morris? Tri-ang? |
![]() Thanks to Graham for this photo of him on a pedal car (Lines Brothers / Tri-ang) in 1952/1953, which model is it? |
![]() Fabulously-shiny old pedal car, probably a Tri-ang again from the 1930s. |
![]() A 1950s Tri-ang Meteor in what appears to be a regularly hot country, ie not the UK. |
![]() Thanks to Mike for this original photo of a superb Edwardian-era example. Made by? |
![]() Bob Taylor and his younger brothers with a Lines Brothers car in the late 1940s. Thanks! |
Pedal car action on Youtube.In 2020 our son put together a couple of stop-motion animations using old pedal cars, the first runs for around 2.5 minutes or so, and the second for just under 4 minutes. They can be viewed below. |
Who manufactured this pedal car?An appeal for help now. I'd be interested to find out more about the pedal car shown below, in un-restored and well-played-with condition. The French firm Eureka has been suggested as a likely candidate. They produced a number of different children's cars, some based loosely on Bugatti sports-cars of the 1930s. A book I have on toy cars shows a car with similar front end panels, but with a separate bucket seat and no hint of rear bodywork aft of the scuttle. Obviously the car shown below has seen repairs at some point in the distant past to its rear end, but the door area looks original, as does the seat and elements of the rear, despite its condition. |
The book mentions that a date should be present on the front axle (something I've yet to look for), and that several "Bugattis" were produced by Eureka, the one they feature being the cheapest in the range. It has a chrome-plated grille, whereas the one shown below looks to have always been painted. The bonnet seems to be removable also, whereas the car in the book looks to have a fixed, one-piece, job. Can anyone point me to photographs and/or reference to an example with the style of bodywork seen here? |
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