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Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:39 am

Hi Friends,
i'm searching for more Informations about the pedal cars you can see at the following pics. i remember that the red one have an real patrol-engine. the other, i think it is an pedal car.
with company have produced them? who have more pics or informations??? That ist really good stuff for our kids.
greets, Udo

Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:01 pm

I want children now!!!!!!..... :shock:

.........so that I can build one of those!!!! :shock:

Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:44 pm

it has been discussed a few times before but nobody has much info or any leads on one, one version had a small gasoline engine in the back

Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:35 am

i found infos in an german ghia book and some details in the web.
the companys name was GURGEL and they produced the ghia childrens car in brazilia.

Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:16 pm

Hi Udo,

These cars are not to be found.
The red one is indeed a Gurgel children's car made by Macan industria in Sao Paula Brasil.

Here is a picture of Mr Gurgel sitting on one.

There is a small brochure for this car. I bought one last week.
Everybody has seen the pictures of the front of this bruchure, but now I can show the rear of the brochure.
Front

Rear

The car was also for sale in germany. Attached is a scan a an old advertizement

And these cars were given as a prize for the Toddy's chocolades. The person who had found the Golden Karmann Ghia, had won a real gasoline motor fiber glas boddy Karmann Ghia. This promotion was in 1967.

The other one is Chai. I don't have more information about that one, Only that there is also a beetle and a bus. I think this is a one off car.

There is also a third chrildren's car.
It looks like the Gurgel, but this one has different rims and some other small details that differs from the Gurgel car. First three pictures are from a car for rent in Brasil. I allready tried to buy this one, but the owner didn't want to sell. The last three pictures were from a meeting in the US. Don't know were, don't know when.

Best wishes

Patrick

Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:31 pm

Either one would be fun to have sitting next to the big Ghia at the car shows! Next project maybe............

Mon May 18, 2009 1:30 pm

Hi All

I finally find the maker of the "new" children's car.

The red one was made by Daniel and now he made a new one. He uses the same mould as the old gurgel cars.

This is his newest car. This one is a special and signed by EMERSON FITTIPALDI. For sale for R$ 18.000 (around €6.500 or $8.700)

Patrick

Mon May 18, 2009 2:13 pm

pbaptist wrote: Hi All

I finally find the maker of the "new" children's car.

The red one was made by Daniel and now he made a new one. He uses the same mould as the old gurgel cars.

This is his newest car. This one is a special and signed by EMERSON FITTIPALDI. For sale for R$ 18.000 (around €6.500 or $8.700)

Patrick

Fantastic-

Timing is perfect!

Although only two weeks old, little Tomos would love one of those!!!

but is that six thousand five hundred euro's? :shock: :shock: or am I reading it wrong???? :?

for that amount of money I think Tomos can have a full size Ghia to play with!

Mon May 18, 2009 3:34 pm

I don't suppose that's 4500 euros for the signature is it?

Tue May 19, 2009 9:54 am

pbaptist wrote: ... I finally find the maker of the "new" children's car. ...

This one is a special and signed by EMERSON FITTIPALDI. For sale for R$ 18.000 (around €6.500 or $8.700)
Hi Patrick,

many thanks for letting us know these wonderful news. :roll:

But the price is a little bit horrendous indeed... :x
Maybe one can buy it without engine for a cheaper price to use it only as a kind of "collection decoration" :?:

Tue May 19, 2009 10:26 am

Here aree some more pictures of the orange:

But he also makes them on order

THE BODY IN FIBER GLASS WITHOUT FINISHING WITHOUT PAINTING is R$ 8,000 excl shipping (R$ 8,000 = €2.850 or $3.800)

DIMENSIONS LENGTH 2100 mm WIDTH 900 mm BETWEEN AXLES 1270 mm TIRES 3.50x8

And an (never shown before) extra picture of the original Gurgel children's car.

Patrick

Tue May 19, 2009 11:58 am

is it possible to get an lowlight version????

Tue May 19, 2009 5:09 pm

I should start whipping these out in metal for that kind of cash!

Wed May 20, 2009 2:53 am

Here is another picture of the original Gurgel Karmann Ghia children's car. :

Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:44 am

Now I found an original one.

But they owner still ask €1750 for it (for sale in Brasil)

Anybody interested??

Patrick

Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:53 am

pbaptist wrote: ... Anybody interested?? ...
Hello Patrick,

the body looks rather shabby.
So I am not interested - but thanks for this information.

Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:49 am

I know it is not a Ghia but I found these on the website of a Vietnamese stainless steel bumper manufacturer. (Also good quality!)
They make the 356 speedster, Jeep Willy, Merc 300SL, Bugatti and Jaguar E-type. Looking rather cool! Makes me want to have kids..

http://www.groupharrington.com/junior_files/

It may be a repost but what the hack, they are cool little cars.

Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:04 am

Kombat wrote: ... Makes me want to have kids ...
Even without kids ... I would like to have a Karmann Ghia pedal car for my collection. :wink:

Why do they all produce the wrong cars... :evil:

Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:02 am

pbaptist wrote: Here aree some more pictures of the orange:

But he also makes them on order

THE BODY IN FIBER GLASS WITHOUT FINISHING WITHOUT PAINTING is R$ 8,000 excl shipping (R$ 8,000 = €2.850 or $3.800)

DIMENSIONS LENGTH 2100 mm WIDTH 900 mm BETWEEN AXLES 1270 mm TIRES 3.50x8

And an (never shown before) extra picture of the original Gurgel children's car.

Patrick

is that price for the body only? or does it include the chassis as well?
that thing is a "got to have" one... my 3 years old mechanic needs one... ;-) they look really cool!

Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:43 am

More about Karmann Ghia made by "Gurgel"
:arrow: http://www.gurgelclube.com.br/literatura/macan-gurgelkarmannguia.aspx