Any suggestions for a good Y-Block for this one?

The one in the background doesn't seem to fit too well.

I think you should consider yourself lucky. The kids would be burning up the tyres all day long.

Real nice pedal car though.

Regards

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

Not a y-block, but maybe something like this?



http://www.conleyprecision.com/609.htm




Tero from Nurmijarvi, Finland

56 Country Sedan, 61 F-100, 61 F-600, 55 F-620, 52 Mercury

http://www.dlc.fi/~teros

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http://www.hollowheads.net

http://www.fordnationals.net

Yea, a yblocks gonna be to tight a fit. But the the TBird Jr. that I used to have DID have an original FORD 6 volt starter in it for power. Ran great with a 12 volt car battery! I found it all junked and completely restored it back to original. Have some research on them if you are interested. Originally made by the mystic powercar co. Mine still had the serial no. plate on the dash.

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A good thing pre-teens don't usually carry handguns. You might get jacked!

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

It is a battery operated car, not a pedal car. The motor is a genuine 6 volt Ford starter moter that has been wired with a reverse. I will leave it 6 volt. I had the bigest 6 volt truck battery in it that I could find when it was last used over 20 years ago. Restoring it for the grand daughters before they out grow it. My local parts guy recomended a golf cart battery. It has working headlights, tailights, and horn. I have driven it myself over a mile with the truck battery and I am around 200 pounds. Seems to run forever with kids driving it. I bought it from a fellow telephone company employee in St. Louis around 1972 or 73. It was a prize in a give away at a shopping center in St. Louis. Guess the number of jelly beans in the jar and win a T-Bird Junior. Made by the Power Car Company in Mystic Conneticet. It even has a serial number. A restored '57 recently sold for $2800 on E-Bay. The frame and running gear looks like someone put it together in their garage but it works. Wheels are coaster wagon wheels. Kids loved it and it is still a neat toy. Will post pictures when I finaly get it done. The guy who is doing the body and paint on my '57 Bird has agreed to shoot it if I have it done and in primer so it will match mine.

Pedal or battery it is still a great looking car. My grandkids would love it, I know and I would think that it is probably worth every bit of $2500++.

Regards

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

A bit off topic, but in '65 we bought our daughter a Mustang pedal car at JC Penney for about $12.50.  25 years later I restored it and gave it to her daughter, we have pictures of both girls in their new cars.  The grand daughter just turned 21 and is in college, maybe I'll live to see her daughter in that same car.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

I also have one of the Mustang pedal cars. Unfortunately my granddaughters have about outgrown it before I got around to getting it out of storage for them. The Bird is a lot larger. I hope to pass this one on down the family line. Have pictures of my daughters driving this one. Kind of neat. Plan to restore the Mustang at some time just because they are neat toys.

Here is an old shot of mine. restored to look like my old 55. It was a basket case when I got it. The hood had been sawed out with a jig saw! I guess so you could get to the front? It was really butchered up. I see them go for around 2-3000 in good or restored condition sometimes. My history says that they were originally given as incentives to salesmen at FORD in 54 to promote the real deal that was to be coming out. And later sold out right by PowerCar.

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