Dick Longbridge Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 Not been to look on here for a while but this came up in a search. I used to have one of these. The plastic went brittle in the sun and after a few accidents it had to be scrapped. Mine had an Anglia dashboard fitted in a bespoke housing. I put some pictures from a catalogue on another site but photobucket ate them.I’d forgotten that I’d started this thread! See if you can find your photos on a google search - sometimes they still show on image searches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I had an AA Relay Range Rover with a trailer, I think it was a Triang. Had a little light on the front of the bonnet that blinked. Parents gave it away to another family with young kids years ago. It was enjoyed so that's good uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I am still tripping over my Triang Bermuda in the spare room. Its next winter's project and I know it will be 100% preferable to working on a real car. I also find using a pop rivet gun very satisfying! Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I commend Lick Dongbridge for starting this thread. Some cool rusty old stuff here. Chuffing hell, though, some of the prices! Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Update time. My father has requested that, after forty years of the pedal car residing in his garden, he’d like me to take it away, and ‘get it tidied up.’ The back axle finally collapsed last year, so the wheels have literally fallen off. I think I’ll have a chat with the lads at the local college to see if they are able to fabricate some metal parts for it. I also need to have a proper poke at the plastic shell to see if it’s beyond redemption after being in the elements for so long. It'll be interesting to give it a shot, either way. On a different note, Mercrocker, did you end up blagging the freebie offered to you earlier in the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 On a different note, Mercrocker, did you end up blagging the freebie offered to you earlier in the thread? No, I was kindly offered it but after some discussion it is going to stay where it is. A good result in my book! I will probably end up getting one at some point, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 No, I was kindly offered it but after some discussion it is going to stay where it is. A good result in my book! I will probably end up getting one at some point, though.Ah, shame, but I guess there are reasons. Dig deep for a replacement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Wolseley Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Oh was superb thread, those French models are especially nice along with that Farina. Not my actual car but I had one of these another of the Ford Zephyr variants: Taking a peek at what the interwebs has to offer I'm rather taken with these: Jag X Ford Corsair Dick Longbridge, Remspoor, Faker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 A double post from the ebaytatVol 3 thread.Loads of pedal cars for sale in Belguim. Most are copies of the real thing. Some examples I have never seen before.https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/uk/trapwagens/01-27444/The Triang Tunderbolt. I have a photo of my cousin pushing me in her car. Thanks to Dick for the heads up about this thread. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Oh was superb thread, those French models are especially nice along with that Farina. Not my actual car but I had one of these another of the Ford Zephyr variants: Taking a peek at what the interwebs has to offer I'm rather taken with these: Jag X Ford Corsair Where did you find the photo of the Corsair? I had one once. I won it from the Ford newspaper, my father worked in the Dagenham plant. There were not many made and I have yet to find information about them on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 A double post from the ebaytatVol 3 thread.Loads of pedal cars for sale in Belguim. Most are copies of the real thing. Some examples I have never seen before.https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/uk/trapwagens/01-27444/The Triang Tunderbolt. I have a photo of my cousin pushing me in her car. Thanks to Dick for the heads up about this thread.Amazing find. Shame it's not in the YouKay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 What, nobody else? OK, I'll do it then... anonymous user, Dick Longbridge, Mrs6C and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MB Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 My son’s pedal car for when he’s a bit older anonymous user, uk_senator, loserone and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Wolseley Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Where did you find the photo of the Corsair? I had one once. I won it from the Ford newspaper, my father worked in the Dagenham plant. There were not many made and I have yet to find information about them on the web. I just Googled PC's and that pic was among them, it appears to be from a thread on Planet Diecast: https://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=102&id=82424&Itemid=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 My son’s pedal car for when he’s a bit olderThat's marvellous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I just Googled PC's and that pic was among them, it appears to be from a thread on Planet Diecast: https://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=102&id=82424&Itemid=0Another forum for me to read. I doubt if I will join though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Update time. We dug it out of the hedge a couple of years ago. Turns out the axles had dissolved and the remaining stumps had split the plastic centres in the wheels and steering wheel. Bugger. Since that, the shell has sat on the pathway until a couple of days ago. I finally dragged it home and proceeded to formulate a plan. To be continued... Shite Ron, Mrs6C, Faker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I had a Kettler as well,yellow,my grandad fitted an FS key tube ignition switch to the panel over the chain so I could pretend to start it 500tops, Dick Longbridge and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 This would be my first ride on thing circa 1971 Then this I havent got a decent photo of it - the best is this one of my cousin Russ sat on it Dick Longbridge and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Great thread! I had a pedal-powered, sit-on Ferguson red and grey tractor with a towed trailer when I was little. It went to the local playgroup when I outgrew it. I have a real Ferguson red and grey tractor and trailer now! Some years back, Six-cylinder found this Toys Toys Citroen DS decapotable at the local tip. He paid a fiver for it and brought it home as an ornament for my study. We emailed the company and received a nice reply, telling us about the history of the model and enclosing a digitised copy of the original brochure. These were made both as pedal cars and also as battery-powered electric cars. Ours is an electric one. Our cat Jess took a fancy to Andre as the car was named and Andre became her bed. Jess has passed on since, but we still have Andre. Split_Pin, NorfolkNWeigh, rainagain and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 That's amazeballs. I can foresee having to get a pedal tractor. It would be nice for it not to be a shit plastic one Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I still have the J40 in my living room seen earlier in the thread and did mention that I had once owned a Moskvich pedal car. Well I ended up buying another last year, this is an earlier one as it has metal bumpers rather than plastic. RayMK, Mrs6C, bogeyhead and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 10 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: Update time. We dug it out of the hedge a couple of years ago. Turns out the axles had dissolved and the remaining stumps had split the plastic centres in the wheels and steering wheel. Bugger. Since that, the shell has sat on the pathway until a couple of days ago. I finally dragged it home and proceeded to formulate a plan. To be continued... Whatever you do., don't graft a cozy coupe front end on it, it is just not fair to the kids. I mean, who needs to start out in life with your front wheel alignment all skewwift Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Me and my first vehicular transport! Mrs6C, Dick Longbridge, 500tops and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I had that ^^ Happy memory Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 16 hours ago, UltraWomble said: This would be my first ride on thing circa 1971 Then this I havent got a decent photo of it - the best is this one of my cousin Russ sat on it It's not the same, but that looks a bit like a Raleigh Sandpiper. I had this one in my watch list the other day - I'd never seen one before. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353066945413 Edit again: Looks like yours was a Triang. Here's a NOS Batmobile... Faker, anonymous user, UltraWomble and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 14 hours ago, Mrs6C said: Great thread! I had a pedal-powered, sit-on Ferguson red and grey tractor with a towed trailer when I was little. It went to the local playgroup when I outgrew it. I have a real Ferguson red and grey tractor and trailer now! Some years back, Six-cylinder found this Toys Toys Citroen DS decapotable at the local tip. He paid a fiver for it and brought it home as an ornament for my study. We emailed the company and received a nice reply, telling us about the history of the model and enclosing a digitised copy of the original brochure. These were made both as pedal cars and also as battery-powered electric cars. Ours is an electric one. Our cat Jess took a fancy to Andre as the car was named and Andre became her bed. Jess has passed on since, but we still have Andre. What an amazing find! The response from the company really adds to things as well - what a decent bunch. Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 13 hours ago, anonymous user said: I still have the J40 in my living room seen earlier in the thread and did mention that I had once owned a Moskvich pedal car. Well I ended up buying another last year, this is an earlier one as it has metal bumpers rather than plastic. Was that made in the USSR, quality certified by Gosudarstvennaya Atestatsionnaya Komissiya (the State Attestation Commission) ? anonymous user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Now if you really want to spend on a pedal car, some of you may remember I had this a while ago (no not the one shown earlier in this thread, but a proper pedal car) I sold it to the chap who has restored it and now got it up for sale https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283805243095 Dick Longbridge and Faker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 After the death of my mother i got a whole load of family photos. Some of these have been posted on other threads. This one is of mum, me and my first pedal car in the park which was in front of our house. Oh I forgot, teddy is along for the ride too. He survives to this day in the care of one of my nephews. sheffcortinacentre, UltraWomble, junkyarddog and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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