So we had that bit about the FAO Schwarz Ferrari Testarossa, with a 5hp Briggs & Stratton motor and leather interior.
But before that, through most of the 1990's, in fact, FAO's high-concept go-kart was apparently a Range Rover. With a 5hp Briggs & Stratton and leather interior.
In 1998, it was $18,500 and "selling fast."
Does this mean that FAO Schwarz just had some go-cart company making small batches of over-the-top luxury cars? Why can I find various mentions of it, but absolutely no pictures?
Christmas 1998: Timmy's Range Rover [nytimes.com]
Previously: vintage Land Rover Pedal Car
Spot me in my Dollar Tree Ford Fiesta....
All I know is that I fantasized a LOT about the mini Testarossa when I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s. And the closest I ever came (aside from seeing it once in the store during a trip to NYC) was a radio controlled F40 from Sharper Image that had a pretty awesome "roll-over" feature.