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This is my Atkins Gasser. Murray made pedal cars for a company in Ohio called Atkins. I don't know what kind of store it was only that there were several Atkins cars made. A neighbor gave it to my kids when they were young. I have had it for about 20 years. It's similar to Murray's Fire Drag-on with Atkin's car being green in front and Murray's being red. The gold looks to be the same. I know that the engine should be silver or chrome and it is missing the plug wires and the red caps on the stacks. If anyone knows more about this car or Atkins, I would appreciate it.
Pedal CarsPedal cars for children first appeared in the late 1880s, when Karl Benz in…