Whatever happened to American companies making cheap, but damn good little go carts for lawn mowing money? (You know, mow lawns, deliver newspapers, etc, etc and save up a couple bucks)
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
up to no good, that's my guess. Looks like it's time to go play with tires and engines, and probably tear it apart later and smooth out the intake and exhaust in hopes of a competitive edge
Whatever happened to American companies making cheap, but damn good little go carts for lawn mowing money? (You know, mow lawns, deliver newspapers, etc, etc and save up a couple bucks)
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A Go Kart in 1960 cost between $130 to $180. The average weekly wage back then was $75 for adults, minimum wage was a $1 an hour and a paper route where the paperboy collected was about $20 for a 50 paper a day route. So they weren't to cheap back then either.
ReplyDeleteAll good until little Johnny breaks a fingernail on that exposed chain drive.. His (their?) parents today would file a lawsuit.. Yesterday, we'd have stayed out of the moving parts!
ReplyDeleteWhile Gary's comment is true, at least you could save up for something like that. Today, it seems almost impossible for the average worker to do that. Just a side note. I owned a '57 Fairlane 500 like the one in the background when I got out of high school. That was a blast for me, and I drove it everywhere it seemed. And to think of the cars I owned and sold never thinking they would be out of reach for me one day to own again.
ReplyDeleteI had in mind all the used ones actually. something in the 30-40 dollar range
DeleteWith inexpensive engines from Harbor Freight and numerous old frames to be found on Craigslist, a go kart is well within reason for those wanting a bit of a challenge
ReplyDeleteTrue!
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