There was a pedal car manufacturer called Gendron that hired a designer named Brooks Stevens who later designed the Jeep Wagoneer, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and redesigned the 1962 Studebaker Hawk.

For kids two and older, we had an eye-catching Gendron Pioneer Roadster pedal car made by Pedal Car Classics of San Mateo, California. For kids three and older, we tried the Gaucho Grande from Peg ...