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Austin Pathfinder pedal car
Austin Motor Company Limited
(Bargoed)
(manufacturer)
Austin Motor Company Limited
(Birmingham)
(manufacturer)
Disabled ex-miners made this pedal car at the Austin Motor Company Ltd Junior Car Factory in Bargoed, south Wales, 1949-50. They based the design on a pre-Second World War racing car. About 200 rolled off the production line each week. The factory opened in July 1949 to provide work for miners with a lung condition caused by coal dust.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2003.31
Creation/Production
20th century, mid
Role: manufacturer
Period:
20th century, mid
Acquisition
purchase, 19/2/2003
Measurements
Length
(mm): 1600
Width
(mm): 670
Height
(mm): 690
Weight
(kg): 30.4
Material
Metal
Rubber
Leather
Plastic
Ceramics
Textile
Brass
Zinc
Steel
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