Toddler Flintstone Car
introToddler Flintstone Car
I have a 20 month old grandaughter and a 14 month old grandson who are
dressing up as Pebbles and Bambam for Halloween. I decided they needed
a Flintstone Car to complete the look. This is how I made it...
Using a cartoon picture of the Flintstone's Car I drew out the sides on 1/2" plywood making them the same width as a large swim noodle and scaled the length to match. Once…
step 2Frame, Seat, and Wheels
I next built a simple frame that would be strong enough to hold the entire assembly together. My original plan was to leave the floor open so the kids could push with thei…
step 3Rock Wheels and Dashboard
After making the 12" wheels I coated them very unevenly with Bondo-Filler to add imperfections so they would look more like rock instead of a smooth tube.
My daughter th…
To make the top I ran a 2x4 through a table saw several times turning it slightly each time. This produced poles that looked like they were whittled from wood. I then cut…
The original castors were attached to the frame but I soon found that the rock wheels had a tendency to scrape when the car went across uneven ground.
To fix this I cu…
step 6Project Complete!
The last step was to add detail to the car. I painted the ends of the log sides to simulate wood grain and touched up any imperfections on the car.
The entire project t…
| very cool! Think I'll scale up for my older children.
thanks.
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| bugger the older kids im 30.. ill up scale it for me :D
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| LOLz, im so glad this exists.
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| Uh, it means "nice work".
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| I was inspired and made a low budget copy of your design. I could not
believe the amount of fuss and stopped traffic we had on or street on
Halloween Day.People pulled over to take photos of us. Thanks for the inspiration.
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| Hi, I really am amazed by the way you take all the trouble just to make
your grandchildren happy. I guess you are but one of the best grand dads
the new generation has, nowonder the name GRAND is given to such people
as you. By the way you ought to be the overall winner not only for your
design but also for your affection. I wish I had ! like you or a parent
like you. Guys VOTE for Granddad. Thank you.
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| i really hope this is foot powered but curious how is it powered?
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| It says below that an adult pushed it =D<br/>Soon to be electric tho<br/>
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| Hey this is a really GREAT Project. You have done a fantastic job also.
Please get your wife to pat you on the back many many times. I own and
operate a machine shop and I'm an ole'fart also, however I have a lot of
trouble making ANYTHING that I don't have a blue print for. Job well
done sir.
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| Wow, That is a VERY cool project!
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| wow, that is so awesome!! what a memory for those little ones! But one
question...how do they push? Their feet don't touch the ground?
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| Future filmaker is correct...an adult pushes it. The car is not hard to
push but a bit heavy for the kids since there is not a lot of foot
traction when your sitting down.
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| how much do you think that thing weighed? I'm thinking about making one
to,but I'm thinking about making it solar and wind powered
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| Cool. That makes sense...Fred must've been stronger than we all give
him credit for ;-) --best of luck making it motorized or remote, etc.
It looks like fun! You deserve Gpa of the year!
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| the adult pushes... I think
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| You are a good man..and a good grandfather..
:-)
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| Very nice!
looks like the real thing!
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| THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! My boss decided this year that for the
towns annual parade (which is a cartoon theme this year) that we were
going to build a float for "the Jetsons meet the Flintstones"
.... I am building one of these Flintstones cars to trail along behind
the actual flat bed that will have the Flintstones house atop it. The
car I'm building is a little bit bigger with 2 bench (one in the front
and one in the back) because we have full grown adults dressing up as
the Flintstones and Jetsons characters. But I seriously wouldn't have
been able to even conceive the idea of the car! Thank goodness I ran
across your page! You did a magnificent job! Thanks again!
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| Oct 1, 2008. 3:51 PM canida
says:
How did it go?
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| I'd love to see a picture when your finished.
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| that's spamming. and not aloud on the site. i would stop before you get
a warning, and then your account deleted. (if you haven't already gotten
your warning)
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| . Wow! That is soooooooo cool. Fantastic job.
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| that thing is out of sight , it's great; thanks for putting it on here
for the rest of us to see it.
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| Yay! Brings me back to eighties cartoons and sugary cereal!
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| It's magical submissions like your's that make this site blow my mind.
Talk about contributing to make a pure and giving community. Anyone
outside this site would be looking to SELL plans for such a lavish
creation. :P
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| Wow, that's pretty incredible. those are some very lucky kids. I wonder
if i could get my father in law to make that for my daughter.
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| You got skills! I want one.
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| Sep 26, 2008. 4:03 AMjeff-o
says:
Awesome work! My daughter may end up dressing as Pebbles for Halloween, and now I wonder if I will have enough spare time to build this!
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| Absolutely amazing, now that's what you have a granddad for. Lovely
pictures and well thought through instructable as well. Top Stuff.
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| Great Instructable! I would like to have a life size one of these that i
could drive
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| this is AWESOME!!!! well done, can i ride in it? ;-)
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| I so want to do this for my kids, when I get the money to buy the supplies.
This is an excellent project. Show it to my wife, and she thought so too.
You, sir, are an artist. I'd rate you at 5 if I could just figure out
how. lol
What's gonna be your next custom stroller? Mystery machine? Speed Racer
would be cool. Keep up the good work, Bud.
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| Most impressive! Next up, a flying Jetson's-mobile!
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| Love it.
I want a full size one >.>
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| We tried and tried to come up with a way to make a Flintstone car for
last Halloween, but eventually gave up on the idea because it was too
complicated. It's great to see someone who actually pulled it off really
really nicely! We ended up with a kid-sized sarcophagus and two
mini-mummies to inhabit it and actually won a local costume
competition... but I'm guessing if you had entered we wouldn't have had
a chance!
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| wow - you rock!
Halloween isn't huge in Australia but I am sure we can find a dress up
party to go to! What a great project to do with the kids.thanks!
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| Mar 13, 2008. 5:49 PMbcr8ve
says:
This is wonderful! What lucky grandchildren you have! My niece's
favorite hairstyle was the Pebbles Flintstone topknot when she was
little. She would have adored a car like this.
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| Feb 1, 2008. 10:51 AMsrilyk
says:
Amazing! Great Job!
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| how long did it take to make
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