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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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You never know when or where your next Corvette find may turn up. I was talking to a friend of mine today and mentioned my other hobby, Vintage Go Karts. He took me to the back of his shop, we climbed a latter, moved alot of boxes and there was not one but two Corvette Go Kart bodies covered in dust. They had been stored for years. I brought them home, my brother came over to see and help clean them up. He loved them so much I gave him one of them.

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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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Very nice find! I'm building my nieces a couple of karts right now, but they won't have bodies. I'd love to find two of those.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 06:14 AM
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I would have to build a gokart just so I could use the bodys.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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I have nothing to do with this but this one is on ePay right now.

I have a blast with mine and it's a good conversation piece.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 08:37 AM
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Those are really nice toys. I want one
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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I don't have a kid and I want one.

Man did I use to get into trouble tearing around my neighborhood as a kid.
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Wow, those are great !

When I was a kid my dad built a go-cart from a sitdown mower, it was the only go cart around with a front engine
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After a recent conversation with Rich Lagasse about Go Kart racing in our youth, he sent me some links to Vintage Karting and I was hooked all over again. I have already bought 2 and still looking for another when I came across these Corvette bodies. Now I can combine two of my hobbies together. Here is another pic Anyone have a 1966 Margay New Breed First Edition laying around?

Example of 1966 Margay Kart

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Matt,

That paint sure gleams after a little cleaning and it's the perfect color.......

Gee, Vettes, auto-crossing, vintage karts......just like you needed another hobby........

Rich
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