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Posted 14 years ago
areliczone
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This picture is in my unkle Russel's album. Does anyone know who made this car, or have information about pushcars. I think the picture was taken in Los Angeles CA., but don't know for sure.
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I might be wrong, don't know for sure. It seems to me this is a little more modern version of the old "box cars" the kids and their dads built for racing downhill. Your only motor was either push power or some had foot pedals like those on bikes. Most wouldn't stop either!
I would say a one off, home built. The steering wheel apears to be a bicycle rim. The cowl mimics the early speedsters of that era.
Hang On Aunt Nelle!!
230 N Randolph St, Indianapolis, IN 46201
Open that address in Google Maps, spin it around to view across the street and move down the street to the right two houses...
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This is such a cute photo, Thanks for posting.
Love the porches on the Craftsman houses in the background.
@Gillian save for a couple of streetside trees, the homes have not really changed at all in 100+ years, even the utility pole is there ;)
Aunt Nelle would easily recognize it.
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Noticed this one again - she just looks so happy.
These were/are called kids push cars. They were a precursor to the to the All American Soap Box Derby Gravity Races, which was formed in the 1930's, and still going strong, to my knowledge. As to who built them, the kids, the dads, etc, as far as i know. Check this clip from Charlie Chaplin's first movie, entitled.."Kid Auto Races at Venice Beach" CA,(1914)
frisco, aka, the Coatailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j2K3A1S5ak