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Title: Re: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: Jim on May 15, 2019, 10:07:12 pm

Fantastic Bruce!

I have some old home movies of me peddling mine around.

Title: Re: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: Roscoe on May 15, 2019, 09:15:31 pm

I used to tow mine in my wagon behind my bicycle like I was taking it to the race track, lol. Thanks for reminding of that Bruce.





            John

Title: Re: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: St Paul Steam on May 15, 2019, 02:50:19 pm

Quote from: txlabman on May 15, 2019, 10:44:28 am

Thanks for posting the videos Bruce.

Kinda makes the steam hobby look cheap!  :)

How much was that tall Buddy L Crane in the first video (outside).  Looked like it had an electric motor.

Charlie

Charlie the crane which was a rock separator of some sort was $600 and had a brand new box of chutes to the right of it, it did have electric motor at the base which looked like a separate engine power plant.

Title: Re: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: Stoker on May 15, 2019, 11:30:40 am

Perhaps I should dig out my old Tonka Toy fire truck, and definitely my Marvelous Mike, which I suspect is rather rare. Who knows, another hundred years and they may be worth the big bucks as well ........ or not!

Had a large toy logging truck that I suspect was Buddy L, though not really sure. Also had a nice large metal, nearly scale MGTD, but my brother's kids pretty well took care of those cool toys, and I don't mean took good care of them.

Title: Re: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: txlabman on May 15, 2019, 10:44:28 am

Thanks for posting the videos Bruce.

Kinda makes the steam hobby look cheap!  :)

How much was that tall Buddy L Crane in the first video (outside).  Looked like it had an electric motor.

Charlie

Title: Re: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: Mi Steam on May 15, 2019, 01:41:17 am

Nice videos of the peddle cars and I the prices are more than
I thought they would be.

Title: Re: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: Stoker on May 14, 2019, 09:19:03 am

I had me a peddle car way back in the early 50's, and can still recall the feeling of elation and pride at being able to sit in it and make it go where I wanted. But that all went by the wayside, once I could sit a bike and really cover some ground!

Wonder what mine would have been worth were it still around today?!?!

Title: Re: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: classixs on May 14, 2019, 08:33:29 am

Way back in the pre I-Pad days, kids just had the coolest toys...

Some really great stuff there Bruce, thanks for sharing !

Title: peddle car swap meet Pigeon forge Tn
Post by: St Paul Steam on May 14, 2019, 06:12:19 am

shot a couple short video's of this swap meet, some really interesting peddle cars ….if your in to that sort of thing. a few vintage tin cars & trucks also

https://youtu.be/ouUKZzVfSm8

https://youtu.be/gIQ6l-31vkQ