Dismantling part II

 Well, again running out of time but I have removed the grille today. Two screw only which were fitted on the inside with a clamp bolts

And removing the headlights which are luckily undamaged":

And I also made a first attempt to straighten the grill a little. This was very easy as it's very thin material, So you can mold it with your bare hands. Not bad but not finished yet.

One side had still the lightbulb attached and the other side was missing. Not sure how the wires are suppose to be connected? There is nothing on the backside to connect to? Strange ... Curious to know how that is suppose to work ...

Next I made an attempt to remove the steering rod. The bottom screw is welded. I had removed the upper screw first and then was able to remove the bottom screw (which was held by the ohter one).

More work to do next time.

Dismantling part I

 So today I made a start to dismantle the pedal car. This in order not to damage other parts and to free up the shell as much as possible so the dents can be straightened out. Not sure if I will make an attempt myself but I might consider to bring it to a friend who is in the car repair business.

Unfortunately I ran out of time so I have done the easy bits.

Starting off with removing the steering wheel. Turned out it was fittend with a fixed head.

 So I used the dremel grinder to cut it off. Then used a pin to hammer it out:

I was considering to glue the snapped off steering wheel. But first I inspected the horn. This wasn't functioning anymore nor it's not clear how was this suppose to be working. I can press it but it does not make any sound? Oh well. 

So next was to remove the dashboard. Easy 4 screws and the lightbutton removed. The pushbutton does not seem to work. Again, maybe its best to order a new one. It will not cost the bank. Then again, I like to keep as much as possible original. I might consider to check/dismantle this button at a later stage

Next removing the bumpers, the rear lights and the wheel hub caps. All very easy to take off

So last items for today were the wheel removal. Again a minor job:

Damaged front side. One of the frontwheels was also bend on the inside

Next time I hope to remove the pedal framework, the side protection bar and the frontgrill. This will require a little more care to avoid any further damage or things snapping off. I noticed on the rear side they had pop rivetted an extra strip to hold it together:

Instruction manual

 When I spotted this instruction manual at the BAT auction I didn't expect to find one. But to my surprise I found a seller who offered reproductions. So I immediately bought one. It costed € 6,80 including international shipping costs. 

It arrived pretty quickly and today I scanned it page by page. And via Google translate it was quite easy to translate it into an English version.

So find hereby the scans and below the English translated scans. Happy reading everyone!

Click on the picture to enlarge.

Parts

So I started already searching around for parts and found some local and international adverts.

But I also hit this ebay advert and made contact with the seller:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/135644778960

And I got fairly quick a response and a link to his website and a PDF with all parts and prices:

https://www.vintageworks.cz/cenik.pdf

I'm very pleased with it. For once find parts for my vehicles will be easy and affordable.

Moskvich repro decal /sticker

 It was inevitable. I have purchased my first Moskvich item,;a repro decal. It's missing on the back. I'm unsure if the series 2 model had these on the back though. Oh well.

Total costs including shipping: € 4,82

Old Soviet pedal car full Restoration

 As said, I found already so much material and information about this pedal car. This must be one of the best restorations done. What a cratsman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp5u6A13004

Hello! In the Soviet Union, every child wanted to have a pedal car, big, iron, shiny, loud :) My father had a pedal Moskvich, which he bought as a teenager. Then he handed it to me. I took care of her, but time passed, I grew up, Moskvich was given to relatives and I forgot about him. Only recently I met my typewriter in this state and wanted to restore it. I hope the information from the video "Old Soviet pedal car full Restoration" will be useful to you: Chemical plating Removing rust with an acid solution Burning in alkali Burning in oil paint wash And other You can ask questions in the comments, thanks for your attention!

and a few more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQW4FIlKw88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLOjaF31c4g

BAT - Moskvich Pedal car auction

Once I had found out it was a Russian Moskvich pedal car I immediately did some more research. To my surprise there was quite a bit known about it. And also quite a few for sale. Still they are apparently quite collectable. One of the first hits I found was this one via BAT. Being a classic car enthusiast I'm quite aware of this website. I was also quite amazed by the price it fetched. Then again it was in a fairly good condtion and one of the last series produced. The production year is mentioned on the number plate  I learned. So I do have a 1986 model. Overhere they go for about € 200 up to € 500,- in various conditions. 
Very nice to see the orignal booklet was included with this auction. Adding this blog just for the records and for some reference material that might come in handy

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/moskvich-pedal-car-with-owners-manual/

Adding this auction as well, just for the records and the photo's as reference, since it's identical as mine:

https://www.mecum.com/lots/516521/moskvich-a3ak-pedal-car/

Introduction

Yes Friends! Another blog. Wasn't sure if I should make one for this toy. Then again, why not. 

During my lunchwalk yesterday I spotted this pedal car from a distance. It was put on a pile of disposed large items on the street to be picked up by the local munipical garabage collector. So I had inspected it and was pleasantly surprised it was not a plastic rubbish item but a proper metal one. Unfortunately it was heavily damaged but mostly complete. It was to heavy to carry all the way back. So afterwards I quickly picked it up with my car. The steering wheel was snapped off but included. The chair was also not mounted but complete and included. 

I was still unclear what make or model it was but very happy with it and saw it's potential. Ages ago when my son was little I was considering to buy a new firetruck pedal car and as such I know these things are quite collectible and pricey. Somehow I never pursued this but recalled I had searched around for it. 

By now I have already done some research and know more about it. So to keep track of all this I have setup a new blog and in the coming days will update it with my findings, links, photo's, etc ... the usual.

Watch this space!

For the photo I put the broken steering wheel on it and also the chair: