Posted By:	Dick Johnson
Posted On:	Saturday June 9, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Message: PIC: Where do old bumper cars go ? Yes, 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 are 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 needed a more dignified end than the trash heap. They were originally powered by two cylinder Harley Davidson Motorcycle engines but they rattled like heck because of the two cylinder Vibration and Tom replaces them with four cylinder 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. BTW, they are almost indestructible in accidents!

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PIC: Where do old bumper cars go ? by Dick Johnson #43109

HeeHeeHee... Only in California..... :>)) ..... (EOM) by Jerry Gorsuch #43109.1

Now THAT's cool! (EOM) by John Black #43109.2

Wow! What an idea!! (EOM) by Randy Charles #43109.3

Those are cool, I wonder what the price on one is. (EOM) by Gene Mills #43109.4

Video. The cars aren't for sale. I remember reading how much money he has invested in these, but by Frank Kocour #43109.4.1

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