what do you do with old bumper cars?

[mpdlawdog]

saw this and thought it was cool....

Where Do Old Bumper Cars Go?         
The ones in Coney Island and Rockaway Park back in the 20's thru to the 50;s ran on electric .
Had a pole on the back going to a metal electrical charged overhead plate. THESE ARE

Remember driving the bumper cars at amusement parks or a fair, don't you?

They were so much fun.....
Well, now what do you do with old Bumper Cars?
(and check out the license plates!)

WHO KNEW

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 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.

By the way, they are almost indestructible in accidents!

[Ghoste]

When I saw the title of the thread,my first thought was, "put them on e bay".  I like the idea of what they did instead much better.

[440]

IBBUMPN - ha ha, that's great   

[RECHRGD]

I want one!

[Cooter]

And too think, a 4WD General Lee is "Redneck"....

[Dino]

And too think, a 4WD General Lee is "Redneck"....

Nooooo...all General Lee's are redneck.   

j/k

Love the bumper cars, lots of fun.  IBBUMPN, best vanity plate ever!

[Fred]

They look great don't they. Actually there are heaps more about too. I've seen pics of about a dozen of them. Can't choose between them.

[Darkman]

Don't think they would stand up to too much bumping now!

Clever idea though

[F8-4life]

How can those be street legal? I would not want to be stuck in one of those in an accident.

[Dino]

How can those be street legal? I would not want to be stuck in one of those in an accident.

Same reasons motorcycles and quads are legal.  Legal doesn't mean you'll walk away from a crash, just means you are legally allowed to hug a tree at extreme speeds.

Oh and I wouldn't want to be stuck in one of those either...but I'd love to take it around the block a few times!

[hatersaurusrex]

One of these would make the most kickass golf cart in the world.

[69rtse4spd]

Way cool  .

[A383Wing]

I want one!

me too!

[Sendero]

Went to Hershey Park in Pennsylvania with my 5 kids ,ages 9 to 21, last week. While we did go on the high tech rollercoasters, the No# 1 ride for the kids was the old style bumper cars. They would get out the cars when the race ended and run back to get in line..many times. All of them tying to knock each other out of the race. There were more grins and smiles on that one ride then all the others combined. I pinned my 21 year old son into the corner too...so I too was sporting a grin.