02-11-2018, 02:17 PM
Jim....I know how you feel, seems like interest has fallen off on new folks getting involved in vintage motorsports,
I base this on the number of vintage karts sitting listed with no buyers .
Only the most hardcore of us are still interested in building and running the old early kart two strokes, people interested in buying my karts want me to sell them a complete running kart, but when I mention how much it costs to add a Mac or West Bend, etc. well I get a blank look......if I say well you could just put a clone four stroke on for $XXX, then interest returns .
Sad news, but that's how it goes......
I may have to buy...err' rescue a few more karts to get parts so I can sell off several of my projects......or maybe I'm like Steve Miller they just seem to follow me home 
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Funny but one of my buddies wanted to buy my tig welder, because I told him I was getting rid of a lot of shop items, but how can I finish up my Alpha Mark Ten without a welder ? My buddy said well......what about all those other welders I saw.....Ooops, parting is hard to do !
At this rate I may never get moved , I did invest in a diesel cargo van to haul stuff across country.....maybe I just need a bigger trailer ?
I base this on the number of vintage karts sitting listed with no buyers .
Only the most hardcore of us are still interested in building and running the old early kart two strokes, people interested in buying my karts want me to sell them a complete running kart, but when I mention how much it costs to add a Mac or West Bend, etc. well I get a blank look......if I say well you could just put a clone four stroke on for $XXX, then interest returns .
Sad news, but that's how it goes......
I may have to buy...err' rescue a few more karts to get parts so I can sell off several of my projects......or maybe I'm like Steve Miller they just seem to follow me home .Funny but one of my buddies wanted to buy my tig welder, because I told him I was getting rid of a lot of shop items, but how can I finish up my Alpha Mark Ten without a welder ? My buddy said well......what about all those other welders I saw.....Ooops, parting is hard to do !
At this rate I may never get moved , I did invest in a diesel cargo van to haul stuff across country.....maybe I just need a bigger trailer ?