margay new breed pix

[David Luciani]

heres a beautiful example of a margay new breed dual gearbox kart powered with two west bend 820's.
it has front brakes dual carbs and the margay pipes.



heres a 1968 margay new breed sidewinder dual running what looks like two comet motors possibly k99?

[David Luciani]

Nice Cheetah Mk2
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[Jeff May]

Nice Cheetah Mk2
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Not a MK II, just a Cheetah

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This is a MK II

[Vince Rosanelli]

Nice Cheetah Mk2
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My Cheetah MKII... In pre-restored, as purchased condition.

[David Luciani]

Nice Cheetah Mk2
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actually the red cheetah is a mid year mk2 imho. while it has the triangular sort of nerf welded in place for the engine mount it still has the small front bumper and the steering is still front steer.
 the full mk2 was created for tall drivers at first. notably a big seller of margays who was too tall for the cheetah was able to have margay custom fit a cheetah with a big front porch. mike birdsell has the complete story but basically the guy sat in the kart and they bent up a front bumper that was alot longer for him. the fab guys flipped the front steer to rear steer to accomadate the new feet and pedal position. the kart was a big hit for taller drivers and margay got so many request for it that they eventually made them all that way. an accidental improvement was by converting to rear steer the kart became a lot easier to drive comparative to the front steer. anyone having driven both a front steer margay and rear steer will tell you that.

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[Vince Rosanelli]

I know Margay was known for modifying kart models mid year based on parts availability, but the red kart looks just like the first Cheetah as shown in the brochure from the Margay Vintage Ads section of their website. It depicts the first edition Cheetah to have the triangular nerf (the earlier ones had the straight tube) for bolting the swing mount along with front steer and the inverted "V" front bumper. I think the red kart in this thread is most likely a first edition Cheetah.

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I know Margay was known for modifying kart models mid year based on parts availability, but the red kart looks just like the first Cheetah as shown in the brochure from the Margay Vintage Ads section of their website. It depicts the first edition Cheetah to have the triangular nerf (the earlier ones had the straight tube) for bolting the swing mount along with front steer and the inverted "V" front bumper.  I think the red kart in this thread is most likely a first edition Cheetah.