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A wagon assembly configurable to resemble one of many vehicles or other ornamental objects. The wagon can be arranged with separate integral side panels, temporarily, but securely, fixed to the horizontal bed member of the wagon by removable threaded knobs. The wagon is easily converted from one veh

A wagon assembly configurable to resemble one of many vehicles or other ornamental objects. The wagon can be arranged with separate integral side panels, temporarily, but securely, fixed to the horizontal bed member of the wagon by removable threaded knobs. The wagon is easily converted from one vehicle style to another by changing the side panels. The wagon, while configured to represent a vehicle, is capable of carrying passenger(s) or articles resting within the body of the wagon.

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1. A wagon assembly comprising:a chassis having a planar base with a first side edge and an opposed second side edge, a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly attached thereto;at least one pair of integral side panels for mounting on the opposed side edges of the chassis base to define a car

1. A wagon assembly comprising:a chassis having a planar base with a first side edge and an opposed second side edge, a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly attached thereto;at least one pair of integral side panels for mounting on the opposed side edges of the chassis base to define a cargo space; andfastener apparatus comprising a stud mounted in a side edge of the chassis and a knob for engaging the stud for removably mounting the at least one pair of decorative side panels to the side edges of the chassis base,wherein the stud mounted in a side edge includes a lug section which protrudes from said side edge. 2. The wagon assembly of claim 1 wherein said stud has a threaded inner bore and said knob has an externally threaded stem for threadedly engaging said threaded bore. 3. The wagon assembly of claim 1 wherein the chassis base includes a tongue along each side edge and each of the integral side panels has a complementary groove formed therein. 4. The wagon assembly of claim 1 wherein said at least one pair of integral side panels is configured to have the ornamental appearance of a vehicle. 5. The wagon assembly of claim 4 wherein the vehicle is selected from a group of vehicles consisting of a bus, a boat, a taxicab, a locomotive engine, and a fire truck. 6. A wagon assembly comprising:a chassis having substantially rectangular flat base defined by a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, a top surface and a bottom surface with a material thickness there between, a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly attached to the bottom surface of the base;a first decorative side panel on the first side edge of the chassis base and a second decorative side panel on the second side edge of the chassis base, andfastener apparatus at each end of each said decorative side panel for removably attaching the side panels to the chassis base, each said fastener apparatus comprising a mounting insert positioned in the side edge and a knob for threadedly engaging the mounting insert to impinge the side panel between the knob and the side edge. 7. The wagon assembly of claim 6 wherein the mounting insert has a lug at a first end and external threads at the second end, whereby the mounting insert threadedly engages a bore formed in the material thickness at the side edge of the chassis base and the lug protrudes outside the bore. 8. The wagon assembly of claim 7 wherein said side panels each have at least one mounting hole formed therein, said mounting hole positioned around said lug when the side panel is appropriately positioned on the wagon. 9. The wagon assembly of claim 6 further comprising a front panel attached to the front edge of the base and a rear panel attached to the rear edge of the base. 10. The wagon assembly of claim 9 wherein at least one of said front panel or rear panel has a handle apparatus. 11. The wagon assembly of claim 6 wherein said front wheel assembly is constructed for steering of the wagon assembly. 12. A wagon assembly comprising:a chassis including substantially rectangular flat base defined by a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, a steerable front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly attached to a bottom surface of the base;a front panel at the front edge and a rear panel at the rear edge;a first integral decorative side panel on the first side edge of the chassis base and a second integral decorative side panel on the second side edge of the chassis base, each said decorative side panels having at least a pair of mounting holes formed therein;a fastener apparatus at each end of each decorative side panel for removably attaching said side panels to the chassis base, each said fastener apparatus comprising a mounting insert having a body for insertion into the base side edge and a lug protruding beyond said side edge, each lug of each said mounting insert engaging a mounting hole in a decorative panel, and knob for threadedly eng aging the mounting insert to impinge the side panel between the knob and the side edge. 13. The wagon assembly of claim 12 wherein one of said front panel or rear panel has a handhold. 14. The wagon assembly of claim 12 wherein the decorative side panels are configured to have the appearance of a vehicle selected from a group of vehicles consisting of a bus, a boat, a taxicab, a locomotive engine, and a fire truck. 15. The wagon assembly of claim 12 wherein the decorative side panels are configured to have the appearance of a living organism selected from the group consisting of warm-blooded animals, reptiles, fish and insects. 16. A wagon assembly for transporting a passenger such as a child, comprising:a chassis having substantially rectangular flat base defined by a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly attached to a bottom surface of the base;a first decorative side panel for on the first side edge of the chassis base and a second decorative side panel for on the second side edge of the chassis base, said decorative side panels and said flat base defining a passenger area; andfastener apparatus at each end of each said decorative side panel for removably attaching the side panels to the chassis base, each said fastener apparatus positioned out of reach of the passenger positioned at the passenger area and comprising a mounting insert positioned in the side edge and a knob for threadedly engaging the mounting insert to impinge the side panel between the knob and the side edge. 17. The wagon assembly of claim 16 wherein the first side edge of the base and the second side edge of the base each has a tongue formed thereon and the first decorative panel and the second decorative panel each have a groove formed therein, the respective tongues and grooves being in an engaged relationship. 18. A wagon assembly comprising:a chassis having a base with a first side edge and a second side edge, a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly attached thereto;at least one pair of opposed decorative side panels for mounting on opposed side edges of the chassis base; andfastener apparatus for removably mounting the at least one pair of decorative side panels to the chassis base, said fastener apparatus comprising a stud and knob combination wherein said stud is mounted in one of said recited side edges and includes a lug section which protrudes from the side edge. 19. The wagon assembly of claim 18 wherein said stud has a threaded inner bore and said knob has an externally threaded stem for threadedly engaging said threaded bore.