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Nov 16, 2015 pennsylvanias dan hryhorcoff wanted a different kind of project to occupy his leisure time, so the semiretired engineer and machine shop owner opted to replicate a vintage murray general pedal car, in largerthanlife fiberglass form, with the help of friend and car guy jim gibbs. It is also referred to as a quadricycle, quadcycle, pedal car or fourwheeled bicycle amongst other terms. Delight your child with the police comet sedan with siren pedal car. Our rideon toys promote fun exercise, making healthy kids. Starbucks child size holiday pedal car limited edition gendron kiddie car christmas 2002 le description. Unfollow gendron pedal car to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. No duplicated entries from the other pedal car books will be found.
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