[NSR] What Do You Do With Old Bumper Cars

pcbikedude · Post by **pcbikedude** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:54 am

I was in Julian CA today and ran into these. They owner purchased old vintage bumper cars, restored them, added a motorcycle engine.

All street legal.

Ms_Kady · Post by **Ms_Kady** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:10 am

That's awesome! I want one!

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:38 am

Ohh, thats way too cool. I'd cruise around in those!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:57 am

That's possibly the coolest type of vehicle I have ever seen.

fobbish · Post by **fobbish** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:44 am

That is so insanely cool! I think I'd prefer one lower to the ground though.

db · Post by db » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:29 am

Sweet! Are they street legal? How fast do they go?

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:16 pm

How do I get one???? !!!! ????
Some of my best childhood memories, my father used to take me to Coney Island we'd ride the bumper cars ALL day..... Geeze, I miss Dad.

rajron · Post by **rajron** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:52 pm

Very cool!
Do you have a link to their company?

tshall · Post by **tshall** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:08 pm

Reminds me of these:

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/ma ... 0/ff_ecars

How big an engine in the bumper cars?

Howardr · Post by **Howardr** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:27 pm

Found some more pictures:
http://jalopnik.com/5344771/street-lega ... e/gallery/

I can't find a web site for the builder. All the articles I found refer to a builder outside of San Diego. One says these things sell for $50,000 a piece! They are sweet looking though.

This site http://www.lusseautoscooters.com/bcarpics.html
has restored bumper cars as well. Check out the video they have. Looks they put electric motors in them. They are cruising around a gas station parking lot. Original steering configuration. That would be wild!

Howard

pcbikedude · Post by **pcbikedude** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:48 am

Yes, they are all street legal. The owner has 8 all together and they were not for sale. The guy I talk to said they all had engines from 750-1000ccs. Most will do freeway speeds. One they had it on the dyno at 110mph. They are registered as cars.

The owner lives within San Diego County. Somewhere.

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:26 pm

Man those are the coolest things I have seen in a long time! Boy would I love to have one. If you think scooters create a lot of smiles as they go riding by, imagine being in one of those bumper cars! What fun.

Anachronism · Post by **Anachronism** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:53 am

Tanuki · Post by **Tanuki** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:03 am

I've been wondering what I should do with the motor of my recently deceased scooter - now I just need to find a bumper car.

Modern Buddy

[NSR] What Do You Do With Old Bumper Cars

[NSR] What Do You Do With Old Bumper Cars

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