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: