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Because the car will be run on the road, your body work and paneling must be sufficient that it is easily visible to other vehicles.

Bicycle handlebars are the simplest design, but a steering wheel from a go-cart or a front wheel from an old tricycle will work just as well.

If you decide to build your own frame, the easiest way to determine the right spacing for your body is to sit on the floor with your legs stretched out and use chalk to mark the dimensions to fit your body.

Ample reflectors should be placed on the front rear and sides of your pedal car, even if it is only being driven during the day.

Early pedal cars, like this one made by the Kirk—Latty Manufacturing Company, reflected the design of their larger gasoline driven counterparts: they often didn’t come with lights and, before the self starter engine became standard, they had cranks on the front. This Kirk-Latty’s lights seem to have been added to the car at a later date (and they look like they are a product of the 1930s). There is no crank, it seems likely the car was manufactured before in the late 1910s or early 1920s.

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Beaming faces in Zuffenhausen: today four children, aged five and six, each collected their own ‘Model 911’ pedal car from the museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. They were the lucky winners of a raffle which had taken place at the “Bietigheim Wonderland”, an event held in Bietigheim on May 30 and 31, 2008.

If you’re going to make a pedal car based on the Ferrari FXX you have to go all out, and it looks like Berg Toys has done just that. While the FXX Exclusive model pictured above isn’t exactly a spitting image of the real thing, it comes with a list of features that make other pedal cars look like… well… a children’s toy.

It’s got a seven speed transmission, an on-board computer, disc brakes and even semi-slick racing tires with Enzo inspired hubcaps.  The exclusive version even has a racing-style bucket seat with a four point harness, a leather steering wheel and an aero kit to keep drag down while you’re roaring down the street at 10mph.

This is the gift that every child would want a pedal car that is made by Ferrari Drive-Like-a-Million-Bucks , well its got Ferrari badges anyway.

This is a fully kitted out car, with seven speed gear box, on board computer, disc brakes, Ferrari wheels and some proper tyres that would look good on any car! On top of all that it has leather Ferrari steering wheel, bucket seat, racing harness, and full aero kit which all adds to the style of the car which can reach up to ten miles an hour!

Prices start at just $730 and rise to $2,200 for the top of the range model.

Audi brings out the Type C again as a pedal car. This Limited-edition collector’s item with only 999 cars built spearheads quattro GmbH’s line of lifestyle articles.

A body made from aluminium, handcrafted leather trim and an extraordinary design – the vehicle sends Hubert Waltl, Head of Audi Toolmaking, into a rapture the instant he lays eyes on it: “This car is something really special.” And, indeed, the car in front of him is no ordinary car – it’s the Auto Union Type C pedal car which AUDI AG has brought onto the market as an absolute first. No other car manufacturer offers a pedal car built so elaborately and to such a high standard.

How did Audi stumble upon this idea? “We needed a highlight for our collection which conveys the brand message and, at the same time, is spectacular enough to find buyers,” says Katharina Wicker, Head of Audi design – Lifestyle Articles. And this was how the idea came about to design a pedal car that mirrors the company’s heritage at first sight. The Type C Grand Prix racing car provided the ideal blueprint for doing this. The Auto Union Silver Arrow dominated the world of motor racing in 1936, racking up a total of ten Grand Prix victories. Furthermore, the Type C is one of the best-selling heritage models in the range of Audi miniatures. The pedal car will therefore be an exhibition piece for “grown-up” fans too.

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