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I need help with Identification of a vintage gokart that my father has had, squirreled away since he was 16 ( 41 years ). rearenginekarts.com Search Advancedsearch Quicklinks Unansweredtopics Activetopics Search Theteam FAQ Login Register Boardindex GeneralDiscussion Search VintageGokartIDhelp..Dad'soldkart.. PostallyourvintagekartingmessageshereintheGeneralDiscussionForum Moderator:RobVoska PostReply Printview Search Advancedsearch 3posts •Page1of1 DevioussPete Posts:1 Joined:ThuJun22,20179:08am VintageKartingitemsowned:Notsureofthemakeyet,thatswhatimherefor... UserAgreement:Yes VintageGokartIDhelp..Dad'soldkart.. Quote Post byDevioussPete»ThuJun22,201712:21pm Heyguys,I (skippastthetxtifyouarentinterestedinthestorybehindhowigotthiskart.Ifyourinterestd,readon.ThanksforhelpwiththeID.) IneedhelpwithIdentificationofavintagegokartthatmyfatherhashad, squirreledawaysincehewas16(41years). Heneversaidmuchaboutit,andwewerentallowednearitaskids.Sointhe backcornerofhispanelshopitstayed,andeventuallyitwasforgotten Irecentlyaskedhimaboutthisgokart..Afteranhourofhimtellingmehowfast itwas,howheusedtorideitaroundthestreets,andgetchasedbypolice..He toldmehebroughtitoffarelativewhousedtoraceitinthelate60'searly 70's,andthatithadwonmorethanafewtrophys..besidesthat,allheknewwas itwasa"Mccullochracingkart..." Ilefthishousethateveningnotthinkingmuchaboutit,thinkinghemayhave gottenridofitwhenhehadretiredandcloseddownhispanelshop,..Thevery nextday,Igetamessagefrommydadtocometohishousestraightaway.. Itturnsoutreallylovesthisthing,thecheekyoldbastardstayedupuntil3amto findeverysinglepeiceofthatgokart..(includinggettingtheframeoutfrom behindamassivepileofvintagecargoodiesbyhimself.) Ivedoneabitofgoogle,somanyvintagekartslook-a-like. Imhonestlyconfusednow.. Allweknowaboutthiskartbesidestheaboveis: Itwasalightbluecolour,hassecondenginemountbracket... TheengineisaMc91b/1.(Webelievetheenginewasupgradedtothisduringhis racingdays,astheframeisdefinately60'sandthe91b/1werefrom'70oni believe..) Alsopleasenote,thatrearbumperonthekartisnotstock.itseemstobeahomemadejob.(itsslidintotheframeandhasascrewinthetop)forprotectionduringracingmaybe? anyhelpwithIDwouldbemuchlyappreciated..(Ihavemorepicsifrequired) Cheersguys, Pete Attachments Top RobVoska Posts:1554 Joined:FriJun15,20079:04am Re:VintageGokartIDhelp..Dad'soldkart.. Quote Post byRobVoska»ThuJun22,20171:27pm HiPete It'sa"Bug"kartfromCA.Lookslikeithassomemajormodificationstomakeitaswingmountchassis. Yourrightontheearlykart&laterengine.Wheelsare"spider"andhardtocomeby.TheframehasabracketaddedforamastercylinderbutallIseeisamechanicaldiscbrakecaliper.Neitherbumperbelongs. Doesithavea1/2"or5/8"diametersteeringshaft? It'sacoolkart!Alwaysliketosee"barnfind"pictures! FeelfreetoaskmorequestionsasIamnotabugexpertbyanymeans. ThanksRob PS;Pleasechangeyournametoyourrealfirstandlastname. Top tedjohnson Posts:1685 Joined:FriJun15,20077:59am Re:VintageGokartIDhelp..Dad'soldkart.. Quote Post bytedjohnson»ThuJun22,20174:38pm LikeRobsays,'62or'63Bugproduct,heavilymodified.Therockerswingmountsandthehighkickuponthelowerframerailsaftoftheseat,aswellasthesquared-offseatbackmakemethinkitmayhavebegunlifeasa"LittleRedBug",butIcouldbewrong.Theroundedendsonthespindlehangersputitatlaterthan'61,asdoesthesquareseatback.TheLittleRedBugwasBug'sattemptataverylightandflexiblekart.Theframesweresusceptibletobreakingbehindtheseat.ThoughIsoldacoupleasdualenginekarts,theyweremoresuitedtoasingleengine.Google,andyou'llseapicofasomewhatmodifiedexample.Theframemightbea'62CoolCartalsofromBug.Itwould'vecomewithamechanical"Trophy"discbrake,andin'63itwould'vecomewiththeSpiderwheels.AnoptionwasanAirheartjuicediscbrake. IthinkI'mwrongTheupperrailsareactuallycontinuedpasttheseatback.I'mnowguessingCoolCartorlate'62Wasp.Sorry'boutthat.Ted Top PostReply Printview Display:Allposts1day7days2weeks1month3months6months1year Sortby:AuthorPosttimeSubject Direction:AscendingDescending 3posts •Page1of1 Returnto“GeneralDiscussion” Jumpto GeneralDiscussion ForSale/WantedtoBuy Boardindex AlltimesareUTC-04:00 Deleteallboardcookies Theteam Contactus PoweredbyphpBB®ForumSoftware©phpBBLimited StyleIDLaunchported3.2byphpBBSpain
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