05-09-2018, 09:05 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-09-2018, 09:06 AM by ted johnson.)
Very nice, John. I'm a sucker for Bugs from '58 through '63. Pop had a '60 just like yours, though Pop's had an Mc10. Of course, the Bendix brake is a sacrilege! In '61, when Go Kart began selling the 800 with a Bendix, Bug and Go Kart were (supposedly) mortal enemies. I'm aware the Palmini juice brake is a pain to get restored, and a pain to maintain. Of course, the original '60 would've had either the small two-spoke, or slightly larger three-spoke Sputnik steering wheel, held to the 1/2" shaft with a tapered pin, but retrofitting a safer setup is a very wise decision. I remember my pal, Charlie Craibe, running down the back straight at Eau Gallie, FL Speedway, holding his Bug wheel up over his head! The pin had vibrated out. He went over the bank at the West end of the Speedway and we had to cut him out of the briar patch and pond down there! Great memories, and a very nice kart. Ted