--- --- # This Giant Little Tikes Car Can Break the Speed Limit  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Oct 16, 2015 8:33 PM UTC  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Oct 16, 2015 8:33 PM UTC It’s every rowdy child’s dream come true: breaking the speed limit in a Little Tikes car. Except this model isn’t plastic or fun-sized. For sale on eBay, this functioning red and yellow replica of the toy car is one-of-a-kind, and currently going for just over $33,000 (£21,500) from Bicester, England. Building the car cost John Bitmead about $6,000 (£4,000), the [_BBC_ reported](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-25955249) soon after its completion. Perhaps the car’s fame increased its resale value; the eBay listing explains how that BBC coverage went viral: More than just a novelty, the listing claims the big Little Tikes can drive up to 70 mph, has a manual transmission, and has “covered over 5,000 miles in the past two years driving around shows and charity events in the UK.” The special used car also comes with a guarantee: “to create smiles wherever it goes”. This Little Tikes Giant Car Goes 70mph, Is for Sale on eBay ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4077069/little-tikes-giant-car/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4077069/little-tikes-giant-car/"},"headline":"This Giant Little Tikes Car Can Break the Speed Limit","datePublished":"2015-10-16T20:33:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:26:05.133Z","description":"And it could be yours","url":"https://time.com/4077069/little-tikes-giant-car/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Toys"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4077069/little-tikes-giant-car/","name":"This Giant Little Tikes Car Can Break the Speed Limit"}}]}] ```