Was just thinking....yeah, somethin's burning....

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Maybe it would be nice to have a place for people to post a list of what they have in thier collections. Like, HERE! I'll start.
I started my collection with a vintage 1964 Rupp Grand Prix race kart, from there I went through a few old race karts, but have kept my GP (it's the same year I was born. Then I bought a rusty Sears mini bike on Ebay for 65 bucks in pretty bad shape. Following that, a buddy and I made a deal on a pile of mini bike frames (we each got 3 frames and some parts), one is a mid 60's Rupp Continental or TT500, not sure exactly as it is still just a frame. The other 2 are a Cat (unsure of model) and what looks like a Bonanza or trail horse. Finally, I just finished restoration on a 1970 Rupp Roadster with 10" wheels. I'm always looking for parts and frames or complete bikes. I'm also advertising locally for vintage power toy restoration and custom one-off designs (such as my chopper trike that I built). Will soon have pics of my Roadster up.
So, What kinds of toys do you guys have??? Let's get the ball rolling here, restoration season is coming quick (winter) lol....
Regards, BarnDawg
P.S. Don't forget the trail ride in MO on the 23rd and 24th of Sept. See front page for details......See you there!!
 
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Hey Barndawg, I agree

I started out by purchaseing an AC Ram Rod and a AC Prowler on Ebay. I had to run to Eastern WI to pick up the Prowler because the guy wouldn't ship. During that purchase I mentioned to the guy I was looking for one more Cat. 2 days later I received a call from him stateing he had landed me an entire collection. Back to WI I went and brought home 1 Prowler, 1 Wiskers, 1 Ram Rod, 2 SSS I, 1 Climber, 1 530 Coleman, 2 240 Colemans and 5 misc Cat frames. A lot of work ahead of me but I had caught the fever by then and had to have more. Since then I have purchased an additional 2 Ram Rods, 2 SSS IIs, 1 530 Coleman and I finally landed a AC Screamer. I'm in deep now!
I am currently in different stages of restoration on five rides and hoping to have them complete buy the end of September.
530 Coleman 75% complete, 72 Whiskers 95%, 72 Ram Rod 60%, 71 Prowler 99%, 70 SSS I 50%
Hey, if you give me a discription or photos of your Cats, I can tell you what model and year they are if you are wanting to know.
 
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