717-431-7257

Ephrata, PA

Have an old pedal car that is a "rust bucket" or damaged and unrecognizable?  One of the most asked questions from groups that go through the automobile museum is "how do I begin a restoration project?"  First, identify what pedal car you have, here are a few sites that might help:

PORTELL RESTORATIONS

D & S PEDAL CAR RESTORATIONS

Of course, any of the fine printed books are also a big help, which you can find at Seiverling Museum, LLC Store, (percentage of all sales benefit the Museum for day to day operations).

Next, is to determine if you want have someone else do it for you or do it yourself.  If you want to have someone do it for you, the above links are of course a start or even try one of your local auto body and/or paint shops.  One shop that has done restorations for the museum in the past is:

Horning's Pedal Cars

143 Dream Car Lane

Hershey, PA  17033

717-533-4568

717-867-5041

 If you decide to tackle the project by yourself, then you will need tools and parts.  Northern Tool and Equipment is a great place to start for tools.

  Of course, you will need pedal car parts for your project, pedals, wheels, and such.  A good place to start is Seiverling Museum, LLC Store, where we have a list of parts, both new and used available on Ebay.

Of course, after the project is finished the only thing left to do is step back and admire your "like new" pedal car.  Good luck and feel free to e-mail the Museum with any questions, we will try to help you as best we can or try to direct you in the right direction.