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Lot 1078

Eureka (France) Simca Pedal Car. Circa 1975. Pressed steel body finished in powder blue with...

Lot 1078

Eureka (France) Simca Pedal Car. Circa 1975. Pressed steel body finished in powder blue with...

Estimate: £300 - £500

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Lot 1078

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Eureka (France) Simca Pedal Car. Circa 1975. Pressed steel body finished in powder blue with cream seat and steering wheel. Solid rubber black tyres on cream and chrome wheels. Features adjustable seat, opening boot, horn, detachable windscreen, retractable aerial and electric lights. This car is understood to be unmarketed bankrupt stock from the factory. Provenance: sold by Sotheby's in 1988 as part of the Shaun Magee Collection of Pedal Cars (catalogue included in lot). Length 43.5"/110.5cm. Some signs of playwear including scuffs and scratches to exposed edges, some surface corrosion to front of car, one headlight lens missing and one windscreen pillar missing. Generally Good.

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