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Monday, March 30, 2015

Kiddie Corvette Pedal Car Ballot Box

1956 1957 Eska Corvette Pedal Car - Ballot Box

to win the "King of the Sidewalk Kiddie Corvette" Pedal Car you had to fill out a ballot and drop it in one of these official ballot boxes. This was found in the attic of a Chevrolet Dealership in Norfolk, Virginia.

some history of the pedal Eska Corvette Pedal Cars:

In 1956, General Motors Corporation awarded The Eska Company of Dubuque, Iowa a contract to produce 1/3 size pedal car replicas of their recently redesigned Chevrolet Corvette. Like the full-size car, the smaller, "Kiddie" version featured a molded, almost dent proof, plastic body as well as a real chrome trimmed two-speed transmission and an authentic Corvette colors of white with red interior. With help from GM's Styling department, Eska scaled down the real car's dimensions and the "mini Vette" was said by some at the time to be "dead on" for its dimensions relative to the real thing. These cars were made primarily for dealerships and promotions and were not available to the general public so there is no exact count on how many were produced, could have been as low as 200 or as many as 2000.

Some of the events reportedly using these pedi-powered racers were the 1956 Chevrolet Featurama and the NASCAR Speed Week Performance Trials in Daytona Beach, Florida where children could participate in races for a chance to win a "Kiddie Corvette" of their own and, on a National note, the cars were featured on "The Dinah Shore Show" as part of the "See the USA in Your Chevrolet" contest.

Thanks to John, photos and info from http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-1957-Eska-Corvette-Pedal-Car-Ballot-Box-Extremely-RARE-Never-used-/141617603467

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Had you heard of new playgrounds getting built for wheelchair bound kids to use at the same time as kids running around?

Grand Junction Parks and Rec has demolished the old Canyon View park, the new playground will not only update equipment, it will be expanding by over 50-percent of the previous square footage. It will include an area for kids ages two to five, another area for ages five - 12, and then a new fitness area for anyone to use.

The new plans include a zip line and a larger array of equipment for kids to enjoy.

"This will by far be the most accessible playground for all disabilities. We're proud of that fact,” said Schober. “We're proud that we've worked with the play to dream foundation- that was a priority for them to offer as much accessibility for people of all disabilities."

This means wheelchair ramps and replacing wood chips on the ground with rubber surfacing, changes which will allow kids of all ages and abilities to play together in a safe environment.

http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Canyon-View-playground-is-undergoing-construction-295849231.html