Vintage Racing Go Kart Find !!!!!!

[C1SS396]

Here my new toy thanks to my good friend and member Matt (aka Fast67velle) by far the best swapmeet /tin and parts hunter i know.
Short on time time tonight (busy weekend ).So only one picture and brief story .Built in 1960 has 2 Clinton engines with a ton of Palmini and other vintage kart speed parts . Plus disc brake /axle driven fuel pump/Dell'orto carbs /real magnesium wheels /racing slicks ,etc .Plus a box of spare vintagespeed parts .
I got the engine moving freely after taking of the chains and some oil in the cylinders ..More info and pictures to come the week. Thanks Again Matt

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[Jay_chevelless]

Go have some fun with it!

[mockingbird812]

WY <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif hat great memories that brings back. Neat find!!!!!!

[jl8z28]

He got it at the swapmeet in Frederick Maryland.

[SS427]

Hey Cumby, you readin' this?

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Here are some pictures once I unloaded it out of my Jeep. Its a super cool vintage Kart with a bunch of neat speed parts. There is no better owner or someone who appreciates something as much as this other than John. Enjoy it!

-Matt

[mockingbird812]

Holy cow! Direct drive - no clutches! My old twin engine (drum brake) go-kart is sitting back in N.E. Ohio garage of my childhood best bud's garage. We were partners on it and had the MOST fun possible with that old ride. Every Saturday our parents took turns hauling us to the Canfield Fairgrounds in one of our station wagons for a day full of go-kart hot rodding...ALL day long!!! Good times!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif

P.S. nice <span style="font-style: italic">&quot;mufflers&quot;</span> <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif

[Fast67VelleN2O]

It was built to go fast for sure. Aluminum sprockets and axle shaft. The &quot;mufflers&quot; are Palmini &quot;tuned&quot; headers!

[Mr70]

One Adam 12,One Adam 12...see the woman @ 120 Hickory,complaining about kids on a go-kart.

One Adam 12 roger..

[C1SS396]

Pic of the rear disc brake .
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Axle driven fuel pump ..
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1960 Penny glued to steering wheel hub (year Kart was built).
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0855.jpg.

1 of the Engine tag..http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0860.jpg

[mockingbird812]

Nice details. Do u think that the disc brakes are original or added later? Very progressive!

[1970Bluel78]

Cool find, but those 33's look more like 38DD's to me....

[ORIGLS6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Cumby, you readin' this? </div></div>

Yep! The wheels on that kart would bring some serious $$$$.

Must be something in the air lately. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif

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[C1SS396]

The brake is original when it was built .Here a pic from a 1960 kart magazine .Shows that you could buy a disc set up .. I would hate to have to stop it with a band brake .....<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice details. Do u think that the disc brakes are original or added later? Very progressive! </div></div>http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0866.jpghttp://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0868.jpg

[C1SS396]

Very cool Kart . What make is the Frame (Is it a Dart Kart?).I like the way it all flows <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORIGLS6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Cumby, you readin' this? </div></div>

Yep! The wheels on that kart would bring some serious $$$$.

Must be something in the air lately. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif

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http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/dmcumby/karts/DSCF0669.jpg </div></div>

[ORIGLS6]

Very similar to a Dart or Rupp, but it's a Clark Cyclops 440. Still has the name and model embossed on the original seat pad.

There's a paper sticker on the metal seat back stating &quot;Clark Mfg. Co., Conyers, Ga.&quot;

[JoeC]

nice karts

I have one like the blue one here
it has a live axle with a Bendix drum brake and the front wheels have large taper bearings like a car

[C1SS396]

Got this from my Dad .His old Delco Kart club Rule book (a.k.a Delaware County ) . He use to have to have twin engine Kart like the one matt just found me ..http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0870.jpghttp://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0871.jpg

[C1SS396]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_6ffiMYhc Don Knotts 60 ft ing a vet with a go kart ..

[mockingbird812]

Mccullochs were the hot engines in the late 60s but a tad too pricey for me. My buddy and I did finangle a West Bend 2 cycle that was pretty fast and had a ball with it.

Great video - thanks for <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif posting!!

[Xplantdad]

That's cool!

[TimG]

Go cart memories. I always had a lawn mower B &amp; S on my cart, but it was fun.

[ZAPPER68]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TimG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Go cart memories. I always had a lawn mower B &amp; S on my cart, but it was fun. </div></div>

Me too...a 5 horse off the garden tiller got me into all sorts of trouble.

[RPOLS3]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ZAPPER68</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TimG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Go cart memories. I always had a lawn mower B &amp; S on my cart, but it was fun. </div></div>

Me too...a 5 horse off the garden tiller got me into all sorts of trouble.</div></div>

That's probably how a lot of us got our car-guy bug started. Dad made us a plywood frame/tiller steer/big-wheel tired go kart with an old Briggs too - with Fred Flinstone brakes.

[TimG]

The original drifting vehicle. I remember being sideways most of the time, especially on gravel roads. We all probably learned to counter-steer in these things. It was an advantage when I was 16 and got on ice and snow with a real car.

[mockingbird812]

<span style="font-size: 11pt">I came across this photo of my old cart. This is my youngest standing next to it about 8 yrs ago when we visited my childhood bud in NE Ohio. I believe that is a West Bend 2 cycle on it which was the last engine we ran on it WAAAAAY back when! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif We bought this from a family friend for $10 bucks and was a true barn-find as that is where it was stored. Ahhh, the memories! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif </span>


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[C1SS396]

That is a cool kart .<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-size: 11pt">I came across this photo of my old cart. This is my youngest standing next to it about 8 yrs ago when we visited my childhood bud in NE Ohio. I believe that is a West Bend 2 cycle on it which was the last engine we ran on it WAAAAAY back when! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif We bought this from a family friend for $10 bucks and was a true barn-find as that is where it was stored. Ahhh, the memories! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif </span>


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[C1SS396]

I think i picked out the paint colors for mine ..Inspiration from a vintage metal flake Helmet i just picked up ..http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0910.jpg

[Tommy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C1SS396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_6ffiMYhc Don Knotts 60 ft ing a vet with a go kart .. </div></div>

Awesome video. There will never be another &quot;Fearless Fife&quot; . Neat karts you guys have. I had a cyclops many years ago. It was 100% fun.


Tommy <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif

[njsteve]

Seeing the carts here, I wondered if anyone would like the cart frame sitting in my driveway? (dogs not included).

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt77/nk15268c/S7007794.jpg

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[C1SS396]

Steve that looks just like the one in my how build go kart book .. Built in Baldwin NY .Check it out .http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0914.jpghttp://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0912.jpghttp://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0913.jpg

[Fast67VelleN2O]

HOLY CRAP! A motion kart! LOL restore it!

[C1SS396]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body">HOLY CRAP! A motion kart! LOL restore it! </div></div>Maybe Joel got beat by it or had seen it when he was young . Sparking Motion performance????? Make's you think.

[njsteve]

What year is that book?

That is absolutely the same cart frame. Anybody want it? I bought it locally for $10 from a yard sale years ago. I was going to do a reverse burglary and drop it back off at the same house in the middle of the night, as a joke. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif But if somebody from the board here wants it, they are welcome to come and get it. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif

[C1SS396]

1960 vol 1 first edition .Reverse burglary Now that's would be funny ..http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii128/c1ss396/IMAG0915.jpg

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What year is that book?

That is absolutely the same cart frame. Anybody want it? I bought it locally for $10 from a yard sale years ago. I was going to do a reverse burglary and drop it back off at the same house in the middle of the night, as a joke. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif But if somebody from the board here wants it, they are welcome to come and get it. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif </div></div>

[Jim Ferron]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C1SS396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_6ffiMYhc Don Knotts 60 ft ing a vet with a go kart .. </div></div>



Engineering on the Kart..Impressive

Engineering on the Bra...Impressive to the 2nd power....