The club meets once a year at a national rally where anything between 20 - 35 cars get together for races and driving tests. The line up at a National rally. There is now an excellent book on sale that tells you most all you will want to know about the cars. I thoroughly recommend it. It is excellent value and a must for all enthusiasts and owners - big and small.
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It all started with JOY 1, a prototype pedal car built by Austin in 1946. As you can see very different from the J40 model. JOY 1 is 6 feet long and much taller. He kept the car for about 8 years until 1996. During this year a fundraising exercise by members of the Austin J40 Pedal Car Club and the Austin Counties Car Club with donations from individuals, motor clubs, Rover Group and Excel Logistics culminated in the car being bought by the now named JOY 1 Trust.