Hi,
I just bought this for my kids, and one more I'll post next. Seller claims it is a 1969 Rupp Sprint and I think I read that the Sprint shared frames with two or three other Rupp minis. Am in So Cal and paid $300 BTW if anyone finds that useful. Seller was a very nice guy. Seller said the seat came off an old Little Indian I think.
Appears to have very little damage. One peg is bent at the mount. No real problems on the underside of the frame.
I can't get it to start but I reckon that problem goes in another section.
If possible, what I'd like to learn is what exactly is this and what parts do I need to eventually return it to stock. I'll probably buy a little Honda engine for it because I like those engines a lot and then pick up the rest of the parts as I find them. Front bearings have that beautiful noise you hear from a good rock tumbler.
So the plan is to get it running and completely reliable, train and educate my youngest on it, then teach her to restore it when she's ready to move up, then most likely store it for her...
I'm struggling to get all the photos I pushed into gallery here to be linked here or have thumbnails. Not sure what I am doing wrong yet.
Raining here so the kitchen is the studio! Did I mention my wife is away for the weekend?
Many Thanks,
I just bought this for my kids, and one more I'll post next. Seller claims it is a 1969 Rupp Sprint and I think I read that the Sprint shared frames with two or three other Rupp minis. Am in So Cal and paid $300 BTW if anyone finds that useful. Seller was a very nice guy. Seller said the seat came off an old Little Indian I think.
Appears to have very little damage. One peg is bent at the mount. No real problems on the underside of the frame.
I can't get it to start but I reckon that problem goes in another section.
If possible, what I'd like to learn is what exactly is this and what parts do I need to eventually return it to stock. I'll probably buy a little Honda engine for it because I like those engines a lot and then pick up the rest of the parts as I find them. Front bearings have that beautiful noise you hear from a good rock tumbler.
So the plan is to get it running and completely reliable, train and educate my youngest on it, then teach her to restore it when she's ready to move up, then most likely store it for her...
I'm struggling to get all the photos I pushed into gallery here to be linked here or have thumbnails. Not sure what I am doing wrong yet.
Raining here so the kitchen is the studio! Did I mention my wife is away for the weekend?
Many Thanks,
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