The ninth episode of Season 19, titled "Double Bubble Trouble," brought Mike Wolfe and longtime "American Pickers" star Frank Fritz to quite the impressive car collection. Promised an exciting piece tucked behind piles upon piles of stuff in a shed, Wolfe dove in without a second thought. He wound up pulling out a red 1936 Packard pedal car, which looked in surprisingly decent shape for its age. Enamored by the mini automobile, Wolfe offered the seller $500, and he happily agreed. Wolfe figures that in its current condition, it's worth somewhere in the $775 range (via YouTube).
More often than not, if "American Pickers" plans to showcase a car in an episode, it puts the spotlight on a full-sized one, making this pedal car something of an outlier. However, that doesn't mean it's the only one that has featured on the show that Mike Wolfe has successfully gotten his hands on over the years. In Season 18's "Picks in Toyland," he checks out an Austin J40 from the mid-20th century, which someone had previously modified to accommodate a motor and gas tank. Regardless, it's too cool of a piece for him to pass up, so he and the owner settle on $1,800 (via Hagerty).
Who knew that miniature cars designed for kids could fetch so much money? Evidently, Mike Wolfe, hence why he's the face of "American Pickers."
