VINTAGE Fun Karts, Sidewalk Racers, Push Karts, Pedal Cars & Other Contraptions

#1
Here's the place for all those "odd ball" contraptions, powered or un-powered, that ruled the sidewalks of our youth......

not to be confused with the Freak Kart thread...vintage only here..:hammer:


 
#3
"This first picture here taken in 1953 shows Jim and Paul Finlay behind their home with their push mobile(Jim is the pusher) built from orange crates and sporting the famed Barry Kettering #47.




The second picture is how it looks in color today after 57 years, preciously saved by Jim Finlay."


 
#6
Very Cool picts KKK , I can remember some of the coaster gocarts we made as kids , I grew up on a paved street that had a hill so I also remember being the pusher to get it back up the hill lol.
Rob
 
#15
I built a soap box derby car when I was young. It was too light when it was finished, so we added gun-stock blanks as side-pipes. My sponsor was Carl Wilde's gas station, so it was named the Wilde Trotter. Only won 1 heat, then eliminated.
 
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