You Can Now Buy a Fully Drivable Adult-Size Little Tikes Car

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Do you remember your first car? No, not the one you proudly drove around town when you finally got your driver's license. We're talking about your very first car — that red-and-yellow Little Tikes Cozy Coupe, complete with big googly eyes on the dashboard and pedals on the floor, which served as the play mobile's "motor."

Well, if you're feeling nostalgic about that miniature plastic car, you could buy one for your own kids . . . or you could splurge just a bit more and get a grown-up version for yourself.

That's right — two UK mechanics created an adult-size, fully drivable version of the classic Little Tikes car and have put it up for sale on eBay.

This version — designed by brothers John and Geoff Bitmead back in November 2013 — is just like the original, with the addition of an air bag, proper lights, and better mirrors. But there are still no windows.

"That was always going to be the main thing," John said during a BBC News interview. "I had to have no windows because that is absolutely what the toy is."

So, how much will a road-worthy Little Tikes car that takes gasoline — a much-appreciated upgrade from being foot-operated — and can clock up to 70 mph cost you? More than $33,000. (If you're still not sold, consider the bargain: it was originally professionally valued at $46,000 but is being marked down significantly because it's had roughly 5,000 miles of genuine road use.)

Regardless, the steep price tag isn't just because it took 16 weeks to create and has the foundation of a Chevrolet — it's because this Little Tikes car is truly one of a kind and, as the listing rightfully confirms, is "guaranteed to create smiles wherever it goes!"