Kid Convertible: Pickup Turned into Radio Flyer - CBS News
A Wasilla, Alaska, couple has the answer: A full-sized pickup truck that has been converted into a giant vehicle that looks like one of the red toy wagons that have been sold for decades by the American company Radio Flyer. Fred Keller and Judy Foster worked on the vehicle for 11 months, using the base of a 1976 Mazda B1600 pickup truck. The couple got the idea for their to-scale replica of the beloved childhood wagon after visiting a car show in summer 2009 in Oregon, and seeing another Radio Flyer, albeit that one on a hot rod. "We said, 'We could use the Mazda for that,"' Foster, 67, said of the pickup which had sat undriven for about five years at their home. "We came home from our Portland trip, and about a day after, he was tearing the Mazda apart. Keller, a 68-year-old retired telephone worker, had all the expertise in composite construction he needed to convert the pickup. "The basic structure of the wagon is marine plywood, foam, fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin," he said. Many components of the Mazda are still in the flyer: instrument panel, steering column, levels, frame and engine. The steering wheel is also an homage to all things wagons, a wheel that could be used on a wagon or cart. Source: www.cbsnews.com
