Well this isn't a Rat Rod Bike, but it's still pretty cool and closely related. A customer brought this early 60s pedal car into the shop and wanted it restored. It was pretty rough but there was a little of the original graphics left, enough to tell it was a Murray Fireball.
The whole thing was tore down and all 21 pieces were sand blasted and then powder coated either the original red or white. The front wheels had to be replaced as did all the rubber. The header pipes are the same as the ones Murray used on the JC Higgins header bike in the 50's and a recast of them was found, but didn't come cheap. The whole thing was put back together, but the graphics couldn't be found anywhere.
I remembered a RRB member Alex (aka. axsepul) did custom graphic work. Pictures and measurements were sent and he did a great job recreating the original graphics for me. Finally the project was complete.
The whole thing was tore down and all 21 pieces were sand blasted and then powder coated either the original red or white. The front wheels had to be replaced as did all the rubber. The header pipes are the same as the ones Murray used on the JC Higgins header bike in the 50's and a recast of them was found, but didn't come cheap. The whole thing was put back together, but the graphics couldn't be found anywhere.
I remembered a RRB member Alex (aka. axsepul) did custom graphic work. Pictures and measurements were sent and he did a great job recreating the original graphics for me. Finally the project was complete.
