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

Someone converted the Jeep to RHD & killed the resale value

Originally Posted by Taz

I thought it was a landrover - hence the purchase 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

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
Andrew

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

Originally Posted by hodgo

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

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

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 and return them when you is finished with them.
Andrew

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