Very Cool Kiddie Cars

Even on the streets of New York City everyone stops for a cute kid in a toy car. (FPG/Getty Images)

This little 1935 drop top was just the thing for America's favorite curly top, Shirley Temple. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Actor Peter Lawford's kids made good use of this mini Mercury's spacious interior. (John Loengard/ Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Before he drove a <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/04/29/kates-wine-powered-wheels/">wine-powered Aston Martin</a>, Great Britain's Prince Charles cruised around the grounds of Balmoral Castle in this 1952 roadster. (Lisa Sheridan/Getty Images)

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