Vintage Kart

[cheveslakr]

How cool would this be for the grandkids??? The Rupp and Moss karts of the early '60s have got to be the baddest, or at least the coolest mini rail-jobs and building one today is a costly venture. I had a Moss as a kid and found one at a swap meet 20 years back and drug it home. Never restored it, and thought best to let another enthusiast have at it......no regrets. Still love 'em though.

No Reserve: Twin-Engine 1964 Rupp Grand Prix Go-Kart

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: Twin-Engine 1964 Rupp Grand Prix Go-Kart at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #138,313.

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[Shovelrick]

Wow sold for $12,500, I remember riding a neighbor kids Go cart very similar in the 60’s didn’t know anything about it other than it was a lot of fun to ride

 

[cheveslakr]

Here's a vintage shot around '66 of my 2 cousins down in Torrance Ca riding the Moss Kart we ended up with. Moved from Ca to Or in '68 and brought it up with us. It sat in storage while us boys begged dad to get it going but we had a dinky rental house in town that they thought was too dangerous to roam the streets. After dad bought 14 acres, built a house, cleared 10 acres of pasture, and THEN built a track for the kart, we were driving the wheels off it. I was maybe 7 or 8.

 

[Shovelrick]

Here's a vintage shot around '66 of my 2 cousins down in Torrance Ca riding the Moss Kart we ended up with. Moved from Ca to Or in '68 and brought it up with us. It sat in storage while us boys begged dad to get it going but we had a dinky rental house in town that they thought was too dangerous to roam the streets. After dad bought 14 acres, built a house, cleared 10 acres of pasture, and THEN built a track for the kart, we were driving the wheels off it. I was maybe 7 or 8.

That has to be Great memories

 

[77cruiser]

Here's a vintage shot around '66 of my 2 cousins down in Torrance Ca riding the Moss Kart we ended up with. Moved from Ca to Or in '68 and brought it up with us. It sat in storage while us boys begged dad to get it going but we had a dinky rental house in town that they thought was too dangerous to roam the streets. After dad bought 14 acres, built a house, cleared 10 acres of pasture, and THEN built a track for the kart, we were driving the wheels off it. I was maybe 7 or 8.

Looks similar the the one, one of my buddies had. It had the typical 4-5 hp engine & would go about 35mph I think. He got the idea to put a 440 snowmobile engine on it.
Wow it was sure a handful the, it would do the one wheel peel smoke show for about a 150' & run up to about 75mph with the original twitchy steering.