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Title: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Funtronics on August 22, 2011, 05:57:28 am Here is my latest project that I just finished. I know that it's not a soda machine, but this was a fun one to restore. My daughter had fun helping me with this one. I thought that it would be a quick easy restore, but boy was I wrong. It was challenging to do, but a lot of fun. :tounge:
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Wojcik on August 22, 2011, 06:06:44 am Looks GREAT! Good job! :smile:
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Kilroy on August 22, 2011, 06:15:00 am Wow! I love it!
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: BrianB on August 22, 2011, 06:19:33 am That turned out great, Rod! I hope you and your daughter had fun working on it together, memories like that last a lifetime!
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: bumberjack.dk on August 22, 2011, 06:55:50 am It looks really good. May I try if I get Past the usa one day :biggrin:
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Eric on August 22, 2011, 07:07:50 am Awesome job Rod... Would love to have one of those one day.. the 5 & 10 where I grew up STILL has theirs...
Been there since the early 50s... about everyone in my family rode the range on that one... Maybe someday they'll turn it to pasture and I can get a chance to own it. again great job! Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: bubba on August 22, 2011, 08:22:47 am Wow... very nice!
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: SIGNGUY on August 22, 2011, 08:26:31 am Nice Rob... is this for yourself or a customer?
I can just picture janet riding on this while taking orders... Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Funtronics on August 22, 2011, 08:40:37 am It's for sale.
P.S. It's ROD short for Rodney. Not Rob. I already warned Janet that she is not allowed to be out riding the horse during work hours. :biggrin: Nice Rob... is this for yourself or a customer? I can just picture janet riding on this while taking orders... Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: collecture on August 22, 2011, 09:14:51 am Nice job Rob! :tounge: I mean Rog! :tounge:
There was one for sale around me a few years back, but the seller thought they were going to retire on it....wanted like $5000 for it! The person mentioned that, during parties, adults liked to ride it as well as the kids! Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: cokemachinesandmore on August 22, 2011, 09:19:41 am Rod how much are a you asking for it?
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Slider-Bob on August 22, 2011, 09:51:46 am Looks great Rod! Takes me back to my youth when I would ride them outside the Kresge store in Clawson, Michigan.
And they are a lot cheaper to own than a real horse!!! I guy in the local newspaper put an ad in the Wanted section that says "I buy anything old that doesn't eat!"...gotta love it! Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Funtronics on August 22, 2011, 10:10:55 am I need $4,500 for it. I know that sounds high, but try to do one once and see what you end up with. My painter charged me $1,500 just for painting it, then you have the parts that were powder coated, decals, chrome, saddle and bridle was $575.00, and then still had to buy the horse. When I first started I really didn't think that it would be that much to restore, but I got my eyes opened up real fast. It all goes back to a cheap restoration job, or one that you do right. A cheap price you get a cheap restoration job. :upside:
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: vintage-air on August 22, 2011, 12:31:59 pm Looks great Ron! I love the old horse coin operated rides! I might have someone that's interested. I will keep you posted Roy!
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: cokecolaman on August 22, 2011, 12:44:21 pm Very nice....looks like a lot of work
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: SIGNGUY on August 22, 2011, 12:49:36 pm WOW,
You hit ONE wrong letter on the Keyboard and look at the responses... :laugh: way to go ROSS.. Looks Great Say Hi to Jane for me ... :darn: :laugh: John Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Funtronics on August 22, 2011, 01:04:20 pm If he's interested I can deliver it to Auburn Ind next week. I will be setting up at the Auburn Auto auction and show next week, and will be bringing the ride with me.
Looks great Ron! I love the old horse coin operated rides! I might have someone that's interested. I will keep you posted Roy! Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: cokemachinesandmore on August 22, 2011, 10:29:20 pm is this horse ride the one were it speeds up if you pull on the reigns?
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: bremett on August 23, 2011, 12:39:11 am very cool.
Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Funtronics on August 23, 2011, 05:59:24 am No this one has a single speed motor in it. I saw that one your talking about on a U-Tube video. You would pull the reigns back and the horse would shift gears. Not sure how he got it to do all that, but that's a little over the top.
is this horse ride the one were it speeds up if you pull on the reigns? Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: Eric on August 23, 2011, 07:02:09 am the model my old dime store had was the one where you pulled back the reigns it slowed down...
all for a dime... they did a local newpaper story on it years ago (wish I would have kept it) there's a counter on the inside and they were figuring how many times it had been ridden. Title: Re: Champion Horse Kiddie Ride Done Post by: rayg on August 23, 2011, 07:57:20 am Sweet! Nice Job, it really pops with the colors scheme! Sell it to "Rick" with the use of TV magic I'm sure he'll act like he did the work! :Oo:
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