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chevy59
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My fav hot rod pedal car that has the original orange paint on it, I believe this car is out of the 1950's, the manufacturer of this pedal car is Garton. It's very heavy and has the old school wheels on it. Thanks for looking!
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Gets my vote as SUPER!! and just a little add: Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Thanks kerry10456, Happy Holidays to you and your family as well. We have just a couple of things left for Santa to pick up and then we are done!!!!
Great pick chevy59! Awesome car!!
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I am so excited to find "my" car... it was exactly like this one. I have a picture of me riding in it. Hallmark made an ornament of this car about 10 years ago...and a small model of it...except it was yellow. What a treat! Thanks for sharing this!
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