Just re-read your post I was so excited when I saw the picture I didn't read the post completely. I suspect your friend is not looking to sell it as it was his as a kid. But I had one just like it and am looking to at least building a replica. I can't remember if it had a name or model number but fr...

Oh my! It looks like a early Sear Kart!!! Please see my post Hello rear engine carts for a picture of me with my kart in 1962 or so. I have been looking for one. Are you going restore it?? If you aren't I would be very interested in purchasing it from you. If you are going to restore it if I sent yo...

Thank you everyone. I thought it might be a Sears Kart because my mother worked for Sears & Roebuck back then. I'm going to look around a little for one of these sweethearts and if I can't find one I'll follow Ted's advice. I love constructing so are replica frames allowed in vintage Karting? I'm lo...

Thanks Rob for your comments...to my knowledge the steering wheel and scrub brakes are original as the picture was taken long before Dad and I started any modifications. But you could be right as Dad had a tendency to mod stuff out of the box!

Eddie

I started racing karts in 1962 as a kid in "PeeWee" league in Memphis. My Mom and Dad and other parents would meet at various parking lots (church and shopping centers) on Sunday after church and setup the "track" I drove this kart for about ten years, started off with a briggs and stratton and for ...