Peda; cars/Go- karts

(Pedal Car, not peda;)

Any one know if there are any speedster pedal cars/go-karts? May be the only way I can get away with a speedster! Thanks! Plus- you gotta raise the kids correctly and get them their US RDA of Vitamin 356. :>
(Message Edited 8/15/2003 2:46:19 PM)

I've thought about producing a speedster pedal car, it could be custom painted to match the owners real speedster. How much interest is their for a hand built speedster pedal car in the $500-$900 range?
-=theron

George would modify it to 250 hp and his kid wouldn't ever get to pedal it!

And for crying out loud don't make a flared version!

Will that be a pan or tube-frame?

most new pedal cars go in the 500 range, this leads me to believe that the people marketing such products know this is about the limit of the normal pedal car market......of course a custom built to match grandpas real car would surely be able to sell much higher, I think chassis design or pan version would be just fine LOL

How about a small plastic cannister with a tiny hole in it filled with motor oil mounted in the rear and underneath so that the pedal car can mark its territory just like Dad's or Gramp's does? The rear deck mounted flip up filler would be optional, of course.

Theron,

Seriously, There may be a market for a Speedster pedal car. I've seen a few at swap meets, Hershey in particular, with price tags of $12,000. Of course when you go by the booth later in the week they are still there. I think a Speedster pedal car would be a seller in the right market. I'd approach your local Porsche dealer and mention the idea, (not that is a Speedster) and see if they are interested in selling them. I don't know how you would handle the patent or copyright to protect your venture, I'd think that would be critical or you'd start getting knockoffs from Mexico in a heartbeat. Might be more trouble than it is worth. Maybe just a limited offering to Porschefiles. My ramblings, Bruce

Bob, they would have to be tube frame. I think Lilliput stopped making beetles back in the 70's.
Ron

Porsche does make a pedal car (actually 3!) of which one, which has a turbo front end was designed by Porsche engineers. It is 165 on line. They also offer 2 Boxsters and a Cayenne version too. As far as pedalcarusa knows, there are no Speedster pedalcars yet.

I wasn't planning on making a boat load of money, but. I could use a little cash to keep this site going. The only problem is, it takes alot of time to make the initial cars body. Time I just don't have right now.
-=theron

John-
Good idea on the oil leak

Theron: How much 'cash' does it take to keep this site going? I know there is a mechanism for donations, but I am wondering if there should be some form of 'fee' (yearly/monthly whatever) for 'membership' in the site?

Also, is there a snail mail address we can send donations to (as I am long overdue to contribute)?

RJC
(Message Edited 8/18/2003 5:51:06 PM)

If anyone would like to contribute via a credit card or online check, you can do so from the mainpage, click Donate. If you would like to send a check via snail mail, feel free to email me at admin@speedsterowners.com

thanks
-=theron

Check this electric No. 1 356 out on Ebay. Quite pricy however.

ebay item #2199001535. I'll put it in the newest on ebay (if it is not already there)

You could always ask John at JPS to lay out a glass body for a petal car replica .UHH boy!!

Heck Yah And will put a soft top and some of my side curtans on that sucker.

That pedal/electric speedster looks awesome. Most cars of that size don't look anything even close to the car it is suposed to copy. This looks like a replica of Porsche #1. Two piece windshield and those horizontal trim pieces on the front. Some neat looking full size cars in the background too. Be interesting to see if it sells.

I like the 911GT1 evo in the background of one of the pictures. sweet!