Antique Pedal Car

[jihunter]

81 year old man I know that lets me go through his bottles had this under a canvass tarp in his shed. He said he has had it since he was 7. Its steel, has no stickers, no makers mark that I can find, no patent #, and no logos. I googled it and there are tons of antique fire engine pedal cars out there, but none i found were without lettering or logos and had a bell as well as a light on the hood.
Any ideas on a maker or year, value?
he gave it to me for $100 bucks, i figured that was safe. Considering his age when he got it so it must be from the 1940s I guess.
Seems like it would have been exspensive given the demand for steel during the war. I do know he comes from a wealthy plantation family outside of chas, sc

 

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[Ant]

1950-1960.
https://www.google.com/search?q=1955+fire+truck+pedal&client=ms-android-boost-us&hl=en-US&v=210020210&biw=320&bih=508&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=T6RJVIaYHO3b8gHhgYH4DQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&dpr=1.5

 

[jihunter]

Ive seen all those google pages, and there are a lot of the "droopy face model" ones. However I cant seem to find any withthis body style with a light and bell on the hood, and if you notice there are none of this model that are just painted red. All the ones online seem to have white lettering or graphics

 

[NHBandit]

Looks like pictures I've seen of a Murray brand car and the style of car is from the early 50s. Likely the decals have been removed at some point or it could have been repainted. It looks too clean to be 60+ years old. The good news is the decals and all the other parts are being reproduced. You did very well for $100.

 

[Red James Cash]

It looks too clean to be 60+ years old

I was going to say that it looks to good to have had a 7 year old kids hands on it

 

[jihunter]

Same thing I asked him, he said his dad was friends with a guy who sold them and it was a advertising model thats why it was all red, people who purchsed them add a couple different options for logos and paint. He said he never really used it bc it didnt function well on grass and dirt and in the country that was all they had. He didnt remeber even having it until he cleaned out his parents barn in the 1970s and found it. He said since then its been garage kept.
Any value to these things or value range

 

[Ant]

He must be mistaken about when he revived it. It is definitely a refinished model from the early 1905's. The evidence is clearly in the body style, a proto type is a long shot. Got to remember the 81 year man has been around a long time.

 

[NHBandit]

Here's one without the light and missing the ladders. From what I can see poking around the light was optional. Vintage 1950's Original "Murray Fire Truck Sad Face Pedal Car" | eBay