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A rare interwar period Torck 'Auto nr 6' green metal and wood pedal car, 1932 - 1934, 57 x 53 x 135 cm

A rare interwar period Torck 'Auto nr 6' green metal and wood pedal car with a boattail back, metal carcass on a wooden frame, the radiator grille shows the number '78' and 'Torck', with fenders, 1932 - 1934
Torck catalogue 1932 until 1934 (possibly published in several catalogues), 'Auto nr 6'
H 57 cm - W 53 cm – L 135 cm

The model is shown in the Torck advertising poster (lot 4)

The pedal car was part of several exhibitions:
Open Monumentendag Vlaanderen 2013, old Torck factory buildings
Design op wielen, Museum of Deinze en Leiestreek (Mudel), Deinze, Belgium, 2020

Published in:
'Trapauto's at Torck', Colinda Borst-Van Loon en Jeroen Borst, Enjoy Brocante, 2020, p. 22-25

Photo credits:Colina Borst-van Loon

  • Condition: - Good to exceptional vintage condition
    - All parts are authentic.
    - The original first paint layer.
    - Nearly all the lacquer has vanished, the original decorative line is still visible
    - The fenders are original but rusty. One of the fenders is broken off (left back wheel), but available
    - Original steering wheel
    - Original wheels, with the original hubcaps
    - Both boarding steps are original
    - Original pedal car drive mechanism and the original steering mechanism (both functioning)
    - The headlights are missing

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November 24, 2021 7:00 PM CET
Bruges, Belgium

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