Pedal car - is this one a landrover or a jeep?

[Taz]

I thought it was a landrover - hence the purchase :cool: However watching the ABC Collectors program last night, a comment was made that during the war, they put holes in the bonnets of pedal cars to stop them being recycled for the war effort. This one has holes in the bonnet (allways wondered why someone would do that), so if this is a war-time pedal car then surely it's a jeep, as I didnt think landrovers were on the scene then?

[DeeJay]

Someone converted the Jeep to RHD & killed the resale value :eek:

[hodgo]

I thought it was a landrover - hence the purchase :cool: However watching the ABC Collectors program last night, a comment was made that during the war, they put holes in the bonnets of pedal cars to stop them being recycled for the war effort. This one has holes in the bonnet (allways wondered why someone would do that), so if this is a war-time pedal car then surely it's a jeep, as I didnt think landrovers were on the scene then?


The fist Land Rover was realsed in 1948 so if its modeled of any vehicle it could well be a Jeep

Cliff

[LandyAndy]

Looks like a Landy to me Taz.
I had a pedal car when I was a young tacker,so did a mate.Mine was much more Jeep style than that one.
The mate and I left home at the tender age of 5 to explore the big bad world.We pedaled off looking for what ever we were looking for.We were rescued 5ks later down the road as the sun went down:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Andrew

[hodgo]

Today you could have kept going and got the running away from home allowance from the goverment. sued the people that picked you up and took you home for interferring with your trip. and for any other costs and may be pain and suffering

Hodgo

[V8Ian]

The fist Land Rover was realsed in 1948 so if its modeled of any vehicle it could well be a Jeep

Cliff

Or the S 1 was modeled on this:D:D:D:wasntme:

[procrastination inc]

I reckon land rover.

The jeep has open mud guards at the front and I don't think jeep had lights in the guards

The holes in the bonnet are for the spare tyre mount ;)

[LandyAndy]

Taz
I have a set of plans for them Toy Series Landys you see in all the pommy mags.
You are more than welcome to borrow them for what ever you wish to do with them:cool::cool::cool::cool: and return them when you is finished with them.
Andrew

[zulu Delta 534]

The headlights (holes) in the guards date it a lot later than a S1!
Perhaps its an early model Cherokee.
Regards
Glen

[D3Jon]

However watching the ABC Collectors program last night, a comment was made that during the war, they put holes in the bonnets of pedal cars to stop them being recycled for the war effort.

Why would putting holes in the bonnet make a difference? They melted the stuff down didn't they? :confused:

[HangOver]

maybe it's a hybrid :D

[vnx205]

maybe it's a hybrid :D
Quite likely.
A generic 4WD.
A sort of "Black and Gold" 4WD.

[Reads90]

The fist Land Rover was realsed in 1948 so if its modeled of any vehicle it could well be a Jeep

Cliff

Yeah but useless bit of info
There are two Seris 1 long wheel bases at the start of the film the dam buster :):), so someone thinks there were part of the uk war effort :)

[RonMcGr]

I thought it was a landrover - hence the purchase :cool: However watching the ABC Collectors program last night, a comment was made that during the war, they put holes in the bonnets of pedal cars to stop them being recycled for the war effort. This one has holes in the bonnet (allways wondered why someone would do that), so if this is a war-time pedal car then surely it's a jeep, as I didnt think landrovers were on the scene then?

Taz,

The jeeps looked like this.
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Photos/Toys/RidingToys/JuniorPro/JuniorProRight.JPG

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[vnx205]

Taz,

The jeeps looked like this.


http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Photos/Toys/RidingToys/Triang/TriangSteeleLeft.JPG

I love it!
How old is that one? Must be around 50.

You're making me feel as if I had a deprived childhood.
All I had was the very common sedan shaped Cyclops.

I wish I knew what happened to our pedal car. Perhaps we just wore it out. It was handed down through 5 boys and 1 girl in the family.

Our little Cyclops tricycle lasted though. I was used by all 6 of us and then by my son and daughter, then handed on to a nephew.

How many of today's toys will still be usable in 55 years time?

[HAK]

Looks like a Landy to me Taz.
I had a pedal car when I was a young tacker,so did a mate.Mine was much more Jeep style than that one.
The mate and I left home at the tender age of 5 to explore the big bad world.We pedaled off looking for what ever we were looking for.We were rescued 5ks later down the road as the sun went down:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Andrew


ahhhh those where the days ;) where a kid can explore safer

[RonMcGr]

I love it!
How old is that one? Must be around 50.

You're making me feel as if I had a deprived childhood.
All I had was the very common sedan shaped Cyclops.

I wish I knew what happened to our pedal car. Perhaps we just wore it out. It was handed down through 5 boys and 1 girl in the family.

Our little Cyclops tricycle lasted though. I was used by all 6 of us and then by my son and daughter, then handed on to a nephew.

How many of today's toys will still be usable in 55 years time?

Allan,

I believe they were made in the late 40's early 50's. USA of course :D

When I was a kid, we had a hand me down, looked like the attached.

Cheers,

[JDNSW]

I suffered from the facts that I grew to pedal car age during the war, things were very tight financially, and as a twin, there were two of us.

What we got were a car each when we were about four. My brother's was fairly conventional, but mine was an "aeroplane" with stubby plywood wings, three wheels and rear wheel steering, front wheel drive, and a propeller driven by a twisted leather belt from the pedals on the front axle. It capsized real easily! Both eventually disintegrated or had bits removed to make other gadgets when we were in out teens.

I found later that my father rescued them from a rubbish tip and rebuilt them at his brother's place. Must have taken some doing, as with petrol rationing he would have had to carry them on his motor bike or on public transport.

John