Saturday, March 21, 2026

What Does This Have To Do With Rocketry?



It doesn't have much to do with rockets!

Still, a fascinating look at a pedal car restoration.
You think some rocket repairs are complicated?

Worth a watch - CLICK HERE

3 comments:

  1. I think most modelers can appreciate the craftsmanship that went into this restoration. Oh to have those skills, (not to mention that equipment!)

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  2. Great video of the restoration. Awesome looking pedal car. A heirloom for sure.

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  3. Speaking of pedal car... I do have memories of a pedal car that one of my older cousins had -- the body style typical of late 19570s or very early 1960s and was overall white, and the most distinctive feature being the markings -- a yellow stripe along the side with an image of a rocket on the front, and a blue circle with USA marking on the side. I'd need to see if I can locate a picture of it (back when it was still new -- by the time I'd seen it, it was a bit faded and worn from several years of use) to confirm, but I believe it was likely the "astronaut car" from 1960. Unfortunately this pedal car has long since been discarded back in the mid-to-late 1970s.

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