Rare Pedal Car...Very Unusual Find. All original in tip top shape.

[American Vintage Bicycle Supply]

Any info? Picked it up at my local auction tonight.
Thanks,
Tyler

 

[user 135]

Cool little car.

 

[the_undecider]

Way cool. Do you think the car was a promotional item for Esso, or perhaps someone added that later?

I am going to guess 1950s because it looks lime it is trying to imitate a Model T roadster hot rod. I like the simplicity of it, how the body is stamped out of a single piece of sheet metal and folded into that shape.

 

[MAD BRAD]

been collecting pedal cars a long time never saw one i think its a european model triage spelled it wrong

 

[Wildcat]

I searched around and couldn't find one, but check out all these cool cars:

http://images.search.yahoo.com/sear...r&fr=ytff1-yff19&ei=utf-8&n=60&x=wrt&y=Search

 

[Jaxon]

It looks like a Tri-ang pedal car to me too. I am guessing it's a 50's car. If you go to pedalcarsandparts.com Dan Portel could tell you what it is.

 

[pick]

I have no clue what it is but it IS cool! I do agree it is probably a 50's model.

 

[American Vintage Bicycle Supply]

Thanks Guys! Did some research. It is a Norwegian made pedal car. The factory of Grepa and Mjelva built them to keep people in work. They build a Model 20 and 21. Mine is a model 21. There are few know examples of them out there and if I do say so myself...mine seems to be the nicest and most complete of them all.

Model 20

Model 21

Only know photo

Mine as it sits

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looks like you might have found something pretty rare there DubNick!

Luke.

 

[RailRider]

K@@L find, I knew jaxon would be all over it.

 

[MAD BRAD]

We are pedal car collectors never saw one very cool pick

 

[oldfart36]

Have a few pedal cars sittin around my shop. Just saw your post, cool find. A rare bird for sure.