87Warrior Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 It's Jeep like, it's rusty, and it's past it's prime. Another prefect project. What I think I have here is a Junior-Pro metal pedal car built around 1950 that was used by the Allan Herschell Company as a carousel ride. This Jeep was a 'fire truck'. You can see the bell hood ornament mount, semi circle roll bar mounts and remnants of a red base layer of paint. Period picture: Photos of the Jeep: Image Not Found Image Not Found The Jeep is missing all of the parts to make it a pedal car and it is virtually worthless as part of a carnival ride. The body is shot as are all of the bushings, tires, rear axle and front spindles. I am not quite sure what to do with it. My first impulse is to design it as a down hill truck. The sheer weight of this Jeep would make it fly down hill, but would also make it a bear for a kid to pull up the hill. Regardless, I am thinking rebuild the front end using go kart spindles and hubs, rebuild the rear end with a keyed go kart axle, bearings, and a disc for disc brakes. Install pneumatic go kart tires and wheels then fit a foot brake pedal to operate the rear brakes, seat, seat belt, roll bar and miniature dash. Who knows what will come of this classic piece of iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COFFMAN Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Awesome.. Enjoy :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Where did you find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Warrior Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Where did you find it?It was actually a gift from my folks. They found it via a craigslist ad for an antique shop a few towns over. The person selling it had it advertised as a pedal car and had no information about where she got it from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Very cool. I love old stuff like that. Also love American Pickers on TV. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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