Regular readers and fans of miniaturised classics will remember
our story on Vietnamese company Harrington Group
, which has created a range of half-size classic cars. PHer Benja Hedley
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In fact, he was so taken with them that he has bought up every car he can get his hands on, and set up a UK distribution business called Pocket Classics.
Unfortunately, it turns out that the cars don't actually end up costing £3k as we previously reported (the parts alone cost more than that, says Benja). The final price is actually a whisker under £10k. But that's only about the same as this Audi pedal car, and you do seem to get quite a bit more for your money. An engine, for example...
Each Pocket Classic takes 450+ hours to build and gets a 110cc quad bike-derived engine with a three-speed semi-auto transmission and a top speed of 46mph. They can be limited to first gear only for children, but all the cars fit fully-grown adults and have hand-trimmed interiors, so this is a toy for adults as well as kids...
Oh, and you can get all-electric versions as well. Best of all (from our point of view), Mr Hedley has promised us a test drive. So keep your eyes peeled for PH's first-ever half-size road test...