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- 1927 Ford Roadster Pedal Car - Pedal cars for children have been around nearly as long as real automobiles for their parents. This detailed pedal car is a small version of the 1927 Ford Roadster. It is operated by a pedal which transmits power to the rear axle by a chain drive. The car even has a small battery to power its head and tail lamps.
- 1927-1930
- Collections - Artifact
1927 Ford Roadster Pedal Car
Pedal cars for children have been around nearly as long as real automobiles for their parents. This detailed pedal car is a small version of the 1927 Ford Roadster. It is operated by a pedal which transmits power to the rear axle by a chain drive. The car even has a small battery to power its head and tail lamps.
- Supersonic Jet Pedal Car, circa 1960 - The excitement of the Jet Age, in which swift jet airliners made the world seem smaller than ever before, captured young and old imaginations alike. A child might have pretended to be racing high above the clouds, faster than the speed of sound, on this "Super Sonic Jet" pedal car by the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company of Cleveland.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Supersonic Jet Pedal Car, circa 1960
The excitement of the Jet Age, in which swift jet airliners made the world seem smaller than ever before, captured young and old imaginations alike. A child might have pretended to be racing high above the clouds, faster than the speed of sound, on this "Super Sonic Jet" pedal car by the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company of Cleveland.
- Kidillac Pedal Car, circa 1955 - Introduced at New York's Toy Fair in 1950, the Kidillac pedal car was manufactured in various styles and paint schemes into the 1960s. True to its Cadillac namesake, the Kidillac was relatively expensive. One version listed in the 1954 Sears catalog for $36.95 when basic pedal cars started around $13.00. But that Kidillac included premium features like battery-powered headlights.
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Kidillac Pedal Car, circa 1955
Introduced at New York's Toy Fair in 1950, the Kidillac pedal car was manufactured in various styles and paint schemes into the 1960s. True to its Cadillac namesake, the Kidillac was relatively expensive. One version listed in the 1954 Sears catalog for $36.95 when basic pedal cars started around $13.00. But that Kidillac included premium features like battery-powered headlights.
- Lincoln Roadster Pedal Car, 1921 - Not long after real automobiles appeared, pedal cars -- child-sized, pedal-powered replicas -- followed. Not surprisingly, basic and less expensive pedal cars tended to be modeled after low-priced cars like Ford or Chevrolet. More elaborate and detailed pedal cars replicated more expensive lines, like this one based on a Lincoln roadster. Toledo, Ohio, was home to many pedal car manufacturers.
- 1921
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Roadster Pedal Car, 1921
Not long after real automobiles appeared, pedal cars -- child-sized, pedal-powered replicas -- followed. Not surprisingly, basic and less expensive pedal cars tended to be modeled after low-priced cars like Ford or Chevrolet. More elaborate and detailed pedal cars replicated more expensive lines, like this one based on a Lincoln roadster. Toledo, Ohio, was home to many pedal car manufacturers.