These Mini Vintage Rides for Kids Cost More Than a Real Car

Many of us had an electric Power Wheels when we were kids, including the author of this article, but it’s likely that the miniature ride that you loved growing up wasn’t even close to as cool as the products that Group Harrington is pumping out.

Several rides created byGroup Harrington will soon go under the gavel at RM Sotheby’s Arizona auction. If you’re not familiar with this company’s work, it builds very well done mini replicas of classic cars such as the AC Cobra, Jaguar XK120 and even old Grand Prix racing cars. Instead of the slow, uninspired electric motors that power other children’s cars, Group Harrington’s are powered by small 4-stroke gasoline engines. They even feature a working gearbox with 3 forward gears and a reverse gear.

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Among the tiny cars to be sold in Arizona are a Jaguar XK, a Jaguar E-Type, a Mercedes 300 SLR, an Aston Martin DB5, a Ferrari 250 and a Shelby Cobra. Some of the cars are expected to sell for between $10,000 and $15,000, while others will command about $20,000 to $30,000. We don’t know about you, but that’s much more than we paid for our actual, real car that we drive every day.

If you’re interested in acquiring one of these miniature kids cars, they’ll cross the auction block in Arizona in January 2018. The auction will also see plenty of other rare retro rides find new homes, so be sure to peruse the lot list at this link as well.

Photos via RM Sotheby’s

[Source: RM Sotheby’s]