I POSITIVELY can't wait to see them!! Where will they be on display during the week,sir?

I am keeping this thread sticky and will update it as I get the information. Plus it will be on RM's website in the future as well.

You will be able to see the cars themselves at the RM Auction during the fall meet at the Hershey Lodge. Naturally admission is subject to whatever RM's arrangements will be for this year. Or, you can help me bring them to the photo studio in Harrisburg for the shoot!

Can you make sure pics get posted as well for is foreigners to see..

Will do! You are going to be amazed! Here is a sneak peek at the start of just one....

1953 Olds Fiesta under construction and Buick Y-Job "rough" sketch!

A couple of the cars will be at Meadowbrook this weekend, at the RM tent, and likely at Saturday night's Gala.

Time to leak a few photos of our car...


A fully hand-shaped metal body. No bondo here!


This gives an idea of what the car will look like when it's done. The bumpers and trim are getting plated as I type this, and painting comes tomorrow - just in time for Meadowbrook! Speaking of those bumpers, those are all sheet metal. We created hammerforms for each piece you see there.

Enjoy! Hope to see you all this weekend!

Excellent work Dale!

I can see that my bids will be out the window very quickly!

Wayne

Ladies and Gentlemen...the Adams family has shown what real craftsmen can do! This car is spectacular and Dale and Jeremy have been phenomenal to work with...a real credit to the hobby and we will never be able to say thanks enough!

Steve, one of the neatest ideas I have heard of recently. Congratulations. Harold Coker Pres '72

Here are a few more updates of what's going on with the pedal cars:
This is the Oldsmobile Fiesta being done by PSI.

Duesenberg SSJ by Fran Roxas.

Thinking of next year. How does a shop become involved with this program?

Talk with Steve. We already have several shops wanting to get involved. I'm hoping we get started a little earlier for next year to allow shops the opportunity to work on their cars during off-peek months. This year the pedal cars were being worked on at the same time big cars were being finished up for major shows across the country.
An extra-special thanks to the shops that took time out of their extremely busy and hectic schedules to do this for AACA!!!

I think Posie modified this one. Steve will have to chime in for me if I'm wrong.

This one is still in the design stages, but we've been promised it will be finished for Hershey. It's called Safari and will be painted black and deep burgundy, with cane-work on the side. Leather upholstery is planned, along with working headlights and taillights.

From Terry Kesselring of the Antique Auto Shop in Kentucky, a 1941 Packard.
In-process photos of this car can be seen earlier in this post.

Oops. I guess not. Here's a couple.

Wow, beautiful work done by all! I LOVE the paint job on the Olds. And the interior. Very classy. The hood ornament on the Packard is great. And is that fiberglass on the Duesie? It looks awesome!

Please excuse our mess at Meadowbrook, the weather last night created a paint disaster... it will be fixed before the auction, though.

I'll post pics tomorrow afternoon of our car fully assembled. We're getting the last bits in from the plater this afternoon, and are shooting photos tomorrow morning.

Is this a real 56 caddy... or a pedal car imposter? Hmmm...

NO WORDS NEEDED!!!

ANOTHER ONE from Dale Adams, showing its removable hardtop.

That SSJ is going to be spectacular. I especially like how in the photo it's posed in front of the Throne Car chassis.

Biggest Duesy, and littlest Duesy!

The Caddy and Fiesta generated a lot of positive feedback for the charity at Meadowbrook this weekend! We had a blast hanging out with the RM folks, and new friendships were made.

Go to www.rmauctions.com and see more info on this great auction...new cars coming soon such as a T-Bird, Buick Y-Job, 30's art deco car, etc!!!

We will be promoting the auction at the Glenmoor Gathering in Canton, Ohio next weekend (Sept 13th and 14th). With posters and one of the pedal cars.

Edit: Good comments on the pedal car event this weekend at Glenmoor. Good show too - a bit soggy on Saturday for the tour, but the sun came out on Sunday. Many gorgeous cars.

Autoweek article on the pedal cars:

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080917/FREE/809179991/1596

I'm really slow out of the starting blocks, but it's nearing completion. These photos illustrate how much nicer the original car looks if it's been lowered.
The car is now painted black, with a deep burgundy hood. Also, the basket weaving has been applied as per my original design. Dashboard has been installed and the steering wheel has been lowered.
Final sanding and some clear paint this week, then onto the leather interior.

Sanded and ready for the last coat of clear.

Now this has a lot of work left but imagine a deep red, plexglass windshield, leather interior, working lights, folding seat...OMG!

Almost to the point of getting a photo that can be used on the bar to the right!

Safari

Looking good West! I want to see you demonstrating it in Hershey!

Wayne

Yes, looks awesome West!

And Wayne, I don't have a pic of West in a pedal car, but I do have one of our employee Shawn playing with the Comet before we took it apart...

Cool!!!!!

Hey Shawn, you may need to move the seat back, just a hair!

I also see you're using the trademarked "Barney Rubble" braking system!

Yabba Dabba Do!!

The Flintstones turned 48 years old today. And don't ask how I knew that.

I can't get over the chassis behind the little Duesenberg SSJ, let alone the quality of the work being displayed here.

Thank heavens there are still folks out there building up to a quality and not down to a price.

Looking forward to seeing the completed D & D, Roxas and Pasteiner cars! Are there any more pics?

and don't forget Mr Earls pinched front Fedora hat laying on the hood.
Can't wait to see this car finished. But is it really going to be RED? If so get ready for an earthquake, ol' Harley was a pretty big man...he'll probably shake the ground when he starts trying to turn over......

The following is a link to the pictures of our Y2Kid pedal car which is now on display at Hershey. The car is painted the same tri-coat burgundy paint as the Buick Blackhawk that we built and even uses the same leather that we had left over.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Best regards,

Steve Pasteiner Jr.
Advanced Automotive Technologies
www.aatcars.com



http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/Album...97/t_=124916797

Steve,

Dale and I saw your car at the preview today - it looks gorgeous! I love the foldaway seat. Let's hope for big numbers!

- Jeremy Adams

I got to meet West in person, see the SHO "Hershey Hauler" AND got to see his beautiful pedal car up close in the flea market area.

The Peterson Pedal Car at the R&M Auction!

How about this one?

Is RM or AACA going to publish the results of the pedal cars, or perhaps just the top three, and what the total was for the total of all of them going to the museum? And perhaps the photos of all of them?

John