Collectable old pedal cars - vintage pedal cars 1920s - 1960s inc Austin J40, Pathfinder, Tri-Ang ++

Old pedal cars mainly from the 1920s & 1930s, through to the late 1940s, 1950s & 1960s make up this short 75-photo video. A few of the pedal cars are probably earlier, Edwardian-era examples. If you like pedal-powered toy cars, or have an interest in old children's toys and automobilia in general, hopefully this collection of vintage & classic pedal cars will be of interest.
Austin J40 pedal cars are featured throughout this collection, as are some amazing pre-war examples by Leeway Toys and of course Tri-ang (Lines Brothers). The highly sought-after Austin Pathfinder - inspired by the pre-war twin-cam Austin 7 racers - also features, as does JOY 1, the prototype based on an Austin 8 road car that morphed into the J40, which was based on the contemporary Austin A40 Devon/Dorset saloons when it came out and continued in production for many years. Interest in the Austin J40, already high, snowballed yet further once the Goodwood Revival started hosting the Settrington Cup race for J40 pedal cars a few years back, with good examples now commanding ££££.
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[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi, thanks for watching, a full list of the videos on the channel is here: kzbin.infovideos Channel homepage: kzbin.info/door/KaTg9fPUvmUQi94FcnDbrg

[@mikeheard4859]

This is a perfect reminder of how kids from my generation played outside almost every day, so many different companies producing toys for outside use like my triang pedal car & my three wheel bike not to mention the soap box car l made out of my old pram chassis, surely they were the better days. It was probably the reason l developed a desire to have the real thing, the biggest & the best, & l did, from the poor mans Rolls, three of them to the real thing plus many more besides !

[@derekcrymble9085]

I have a beautiful Pathfinder . Over restored . Bright red , silver wheels and grill , tan leather interior . A real show stopper . Fantastic vid .

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ooooo very nice indeed

[@rayrobinson7504]

I had a J40 for Christmas about 1957/58 on red, it came from the “Premier Motor Company “ in Birmingham, I think it cost my farther £22 which was about three weeks wages for him.

[@tonywatson987]

I was about 4-5 years old (1950-1) when the boy up the road got a J40 for his birthday (in brown). I was so jealous - until I got to drive it... man, it was SO heavy, it took you all your effort to get it going, but even the most gentle uphill slope would bring it to a standstill - all show & no go! My Dad made me a cart out of wood and pram wheels and we had MUCH more fun in that! @5:35, that looks like a 1940s Studebaker.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

The early ones in particular were very heavy, made from heavier gauge steel. Years ago I bought a pair from an elderly gent, was one early, the other later, and the difference in weight was very noticeable.

[@simonworte6357]

Mine was a green Land Rover made by Triang. It had a folding windscreen and came from Hamleys in London. I would say 1962 vintage, much driven and parked and I still have not got over the bug of keen interest in cars from my childhood era and earlier.

[@grisa29]

My dear small Moskvich!!! J was born in 1955 and the little cár was for my little Brother Boris, born in 1959. The next cár we had 25 years old🚗

[@knifetrain3118]

I would be thrilled to have one of those J-40’s on Christmas morning now and I’m no where near being a child anymore! I did have a small fire engine and tractor when I was a boy here in America. Wish I still had them!

[@andrewsnoozy]

Very, very cool - Thanks

[@anthonyprice1574]

I had a red J40 in red in 1955 when i was 5 Years old.

[@who-gives-a-toss_Bear]

Loved it, just brilliant. Many thanks for the upload0.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shaunw9270]

Very interesting. I saw the old Tri-ang Tractor I had as a small child. Was looking out for the Tri-ang Lotus racing car I had but to no avail. Never seen another like it.

[@chrisbanner3013]

I had a pale blue J 40 back in '51. I remember it had an extendable handle on the boot, that my parents could extend outward so I couldn't go faster than they walked. I was the envy of the neigbour hood kids.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Interesting, I've not heard of such a handle before, I wonder if it was a one-off option or something available to anyone that bought a J40?

[@stephenricketts7764]

The J40's do remind me of Noddies car or maybe thats just me? It is possible that some of those unidentified models were made on the estate (country house). The handy man was often pressed into service for such things. I say this having watched salvage TV shows. A nice interesting video, thanks. 👍

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yep I think so, some of the older cars look like one-offs

[@austinswallow]

I now feel I missed out big time as a child, thanks a lot while I move into a deep depression... Some kids would have been very lucky!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Sorry about that, on the flipside most kids Didn't get one of these pedal cars for Christmas :)

[@raypusey8037]

I think I first discovered the meaning of jealousy when at the age of 6 or 7, a friend 2 doors down who lived most of the time at his grandparents house on my street, and I remember too this day him driving this brand new Austin J40 in blue to show me. Love at first site 😍. This is kids for you, we used to keep the boot full of stones just in case we got into a stone fight lol 😂.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ha great memories

[@michaeltreadwell777]

WOW, that was different ! My cousin had a Police Car Pedal Car in the early 60s. I was SO Jealous and have never forgotten as I was never lucky enough to have a pedal car !

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Never too late :-)

[@lauraann4014]

My Neighbour had a lovely pedal car in 1960s, can’t remember the make, and there Dad made a garage to put it in. My brother and I were jealous too, we made do with matchbox cars 😄

[@rayrobinson7504]

I had a red J40 for Christmas 1957/58, it came from The Premier Motor Co in Birmingham and cost my farther £22 which was about 3 weeks wages back then.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Wow that must have been amazing to receive as a Christmas gift 😎

[@a11csc]

got given a j40 pedal car 40 years ago wish i had kept it

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Big things to store, I think many simply rotted away once turfed outside as they were too big to fit in the family shed/garage

[@a11csc]

@@oldclassiccarUK too right thats how i found mine but at home we had a shed how i wish but thats life

[@rubyduffield-harding7771]

It was lovely to see the Austin J40, I had one! It was red. Headlights, opening bonnet and boot, spark plugs, a beautiful steering wheel. I wish I still had it. I think the car had huge repercussions for me, I went on to buy an MG Midget as my first car, not that the Austin J40 was a sports car, but it was open with two seats, so I suppose it was a sports car! I have always had a passion for classic cars, and open cars due to this little pedal car; I now have a Citroën 2CV, owned for the last 36 years, not a million miles away from the Austin J40, I'm just not able to put my feet through and touch the ground!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi, glad you found the pedal car collection to be of interest, as a former J40 owner too I know how neat these things are. Thanks for watching!

[@chasingclassicpedalcars8009]

The red MG TD was built in the 90s by touchwood the also made the green XK120 in your video

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for the info!

[@hfraat25]

At 0.52 the red car in the film is like one I had second hand.

[@jonathangriffin1120]

I'm pretty sure that the MK I Zephyr pedal car is a 'MOBO'.

[@VintageCarHistory]

When I do my Q&A episodes (Ye Ol' Garage) I also do a shout out to a channel that I think my viewers would like. This Tuesday's episode will be featuring your channel.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks a lot!!

[@careersadviser]

I was given a Triang Brooklands Racer in 1953. It was similar to the Ferrari badged example you showed but had the thicker tyres with chrome hubcaps. I remember the first part to rust was the tail cone and wonder if that was a common weak spot?

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yes for some reason they do seem to suffer at the back, maybe they get bashed about and that weakens the metal. Thanks for watching.

[@dennisrobinson7587]

Has a child I had a pedal car based on the mk1 zephyr

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yes I've seen one (at least) that looks very similar to a Mk1

[@marian6593]

The way things are going because of the climate change panic, they'll probably start making adult sized pedal cars ( and I'd probably love to have one!)

[@ashleypalmer4918]

hi love the little cars i remember my eldest brother having a peddle three wheel tractor . Ashley Australia?

[@MB-hv3ic]

Triag fabricaba tambien juguetes 👍

[@user-yt5xo8gu6x]

Very interesting didn't realise they made so many different types. Is there a site I can send you some pics of my 3 cars cos I have no idea who made them or when they were made.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

There's a contact page on my main site, Old Classic Car, so you could email them over via that if you like

[@brendangallagher6224]

So the Austin pedal car at 1:40 is a Austin 8 I believe.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

If that's the one registered JOY 1, yes it was the prototype that led to the J40, but based on the Austin 8 rather than the A40 Devon that the J40 was based on

[@raychambers3646]

Had a pathfinder 60 odd years ago not in the best of condition even then!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Would love a Pathfinder