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Title: What do you do with old Bumper Cars? Post by: mznb1u on January 29, 2010, 09:36:28 am Now this is really cool! 8)
Got this e-mail this morning and thought I would share it with the group as it is right up our alley. Of course, these may not be considered "professional restorations"! :biggrin: Here is the text of the e-mail: It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especially in times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally a bright light of awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that. Yes, you read that right, these little beasties are street legal. They run on either Kawasaki or Honda motorcycle engines and co-opt vintage bumper car bodies into the most awesome form of mini-car we've seen in too long. There's seven of these little monsters floating around California, and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a builder in the outskirts of San Diego who figured the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike amusement park in California needed a more dignified end than the trash heap. They were originally powered by Harley motors but they rattled like hell and Tom replaced them with Honda or Kawasaki 750's and a couple have been measured as capable of 160 MPH, which is terrifyingly fast in machines with such a short wheelbase. Doesn't mean we would totally rock one should the opportunity present itself. In fact, we now have only one burning desire, to see these things running a go kart track. On to the pictures! :drinking: Tim :drinking: Title: Re: What do you do with old Bumper Cars? Post by: mznb1u on January 29, 2010, 09:37:39 am And a few more! The imagination of some people is amazing!
Title: Re: What do you do with old Bumper Cars? Post by: SIGNGUY on January 29, 2010, 09:38:44 am Interesting for sure... sure wouldn't want to try 160mph in one like they stated? but would be fun to tool around town in?
Title: Re: What do you do with old Bumper Cars? Post by: bubba on January 29, 2010, 10:19:54 am They look like ATV chassis.. thats pretty wild. I love the license plates on them too... very cool.
Title: Re: What do you do with old Bumper Cars? Post by: bubba on January 29, 2010, 10:31:42 am Cool article I found about this...
http://www.benchrace.com/html/8.35.html What a motley crue, huh?? (http://www.benchrace.com/Images/br8-page38.jpg) Title: Re: What do you do with old Bumper Cars? Post by: Kilroy on January 29, 2010, 11:25:14 am Once again, an old dodgem ( bumper) car is moved up on my wish list.
It should be easy to build an electric grid in the basement ceiling.... Title: Re: What do you do with old Bumper Cars? Post by: Funtronics on January 29, 2010, 02:05:32 pm Now I want to hang out with those guys. It looks like they know how to have fun. :happydrinkers:
Title: Re: What do you do with old Bumper Cars? Post by: Ginger Prince on January 29, 2010, 05:44:22 pm think you should revise the post title to......... what NOT.............. to do with old bumper cars GP |