alsancle Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 My next car is either going to be a Model J or an amusement park car depending on finances. For some reason I have always had a fascination with them, probably from my early go-kart days. A restored one (I think the one in the picture) of these brought 25k a few years ago. I believe I saw one pulling in to the Hershey car show on Saturday one year. This is an IHLE made in Germany. Another large maker was Arrow which made the cars for Disney Land. http://www.ebay.com/itm/252103082383 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I had two of them years ago along with two back sections. They made the one above and another without the fenders that looked like a Mercedes or Auto Union GP car. My cars came from the Beacon New York park, sold them for a few hundred dollars. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I agree ... would be neat to have an old amusement park car. Talk about bringing back some childhood memories while being able to enjoy 'em in a whole new way! Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.compigValve, paceMaker, cowValve | 1979 Caprice Classic (awaiting new owner)"We go through life so sure of where we're headed" __ Brad Paisley __ 'Find Yourself' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 This was for sale in the red field for a huge 5500.00. No engine, fiberglass body but very very cool. Said to be a shriners car. Give the quality of the body I can't imgaine it was a one off home built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 1935 "Speedway Supercar" All Steel with Original 98cc Engine http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amusement-Park-Car-1935-Speedway-Supercar-All-Steel-with-Original-98cc-Engine-/252174680801 $6500.00 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 Speed King Auto Racer amusement park car 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Romberger Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The one on ebay has a rear pedal kick start. I had forgotten about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) This thing is cool. http://www.ebay.com/itm/221949926814 This quarter-scale roadster was built by a craftsman in the late 1930's. The story goes, he went off to war and never made it back. He built the car to match his full-size 1933 Plymouth Roadster. An incredible piece ready for a museum or impressive private collection. Take a look at the incredible detail in the construction of this neat little vehicle. The construction style is tell tale of when it was built. It has a wood frame and the metalwork is all custom. This is absolutely a one of kind miniature car.The little car features a working gas-powered air-cooled Maytag washing machine motor, centrifugal clutch, Ford Model A transmission. The rear end is missing, and is mocked up to make it roll. The motor is not seized and moves freely.It was a mascot vehicle for the 1941 Minor League Pocatello Idaho Cardinals Baseball Team. Edited November 30, 2015 by alsancle (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Now THAT is way cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Curt, you should post some pictures of your car, which I realize is in a higher league than the stuff I have been posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Here is a vintage bumper car pic from "Pintrest" questioning if it is in fact, a real bear. Based on muzzle and visible tether, and the fact they are intelligent animals I am thinking so. Much more fun on a Saturday night than video games but those cars must have taken a beating... Edited December 1, 2015 by Steve_Mack_CT (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I would buy one of those old bumper cars if it was to come along at a reasonable price.I could blend it with a quad or go cart and have a cool pit rig or swap meet rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 This popped up on the HAMB: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/is-this-a-willys.995053/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 AJ, you don't suppose there is a 34 Ford V8 in there do ya? That is even cooler than the 33 Plymouth ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Curt, I believe it is running a Willys 4 banger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 Now this is a cool one. Looks like a 190SL. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Amusement-Park-Ride-Car-/181977598958? Own a piece of history from Youngstown Ohio this is one of the cars from a ride from Idora Park in Youngstown Ohio this is a very rare piece you do not find items like this from that amusement park most of the big items have been sucked up by museums,local historians and collectors with ties to this area this will be for local pickup only unless you want to pay to have it crated and shipped all to be payed buy the buyer item must be picked up within 3 weeks from the time the auction ends thanks for looking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) Here is a 1937 Rena that my wife owns. P.S. That is not my wife in the 1947 photo. Edited January 1, 2016 by Curti (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Curt, you should give us some of the history. Wasn't it in a movie with Mickey Rooney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Thomas Hibbard custom built it for the 1937 MGM movie Babes in Arms. Hibbard was on the BOD at the time. They wanted a small car for Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland was the co-star. The car was not finished in time for the movie, so MGM used an Austin Bantam. The car surfaced after WWII as a pace car for the midget races at the Rose Bowl. Later it was used as a promotional vehicle for a longest running stage play in LA history called The Drunkard. It was named Rena by Hibbard because it was built on a RENAult chassis. It is powered by a 37 Ford V8 and will blow the doors off any s/c Auburn. There are a lot of blank spots in it 's history that would be fun to fill in. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Thanks Curt! That is so cool. From the side it looks just like a 35 V16 Convertible sedan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 A nice original Ihle but the 17k price seems huge! http://www.ebay.com/itm/252258284609 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) If ever there was a time to build your own car this is it. Tiny cars with huge prices. Phooey. For inspiration you could look up the King Midget, a car that was built with the kind of tooling you would find in a well equipped garage. For those with some artistic talent you could sculpt your own body out of styrofoam or plaster and use it as a mold. There are lots of ATVs with suitable suspension and power train. For the price of a used ATV and some sheet metal or fibreglass you could have a ball. Edited January 22, 2016 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 This is cool one. Anybody know the make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Curti Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The car in this original post is a running driving titled car in the state if Wisconsin. With a documented history. A far cry from an amusement park ride. The car is now for sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Curti said: The car is now for sale. Any info on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md murray Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Selling at auction today, the maker is Meline of France and appears to be very high quality. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Well, this is pretty cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car crazy Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I read the other day that Gary Davis- of the 1947-1948 Davis Divan three wheeler- was later involved with Dodgem bumper cars, and it's early '50's redesign. Interesting segue! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearsFan315 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Our local Theme Park (Not Amusement Park) Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA (Next door to where the AACA Annual Meet will be) opened in 1975 and had a LeMans raceway, that i loved as a kid. my grandparents took us there once a year or so and that was my favorite ride. i got to drive a car alongside my grandfather who sat shotgun. granted it was on a track and would tentatively drive itself along hte guide rails. but i got to smash in the gas pedal slam on the brakes and envision myself racing the race. The closed the raceway down back in 2006 to make way for a new Roller Coaster (Griffon). I would love to get one of these old cars, and just cruise around it in, granted it is only 1/4 scale or so, they were fun and cool. i would of course remove the governor limiting it to 7mph. Quote LeMans Raceway Over 25 million races were run on LeMans Raceway as one of the original attractions when Busch Gardens opened in 1975. There were 49 recreated antique racing cars that traveled nearly ten million miles in 31 years before the raceway closed in 2006 to make way for the Griffon coaster. The cars, modeled after the 1913 Stutz Bearcat, had molded fiberglass bodies and were built on steel frames in California. Racecars followed of o three 2,000-foot tracks, accumulating a total of nearly 200,000 miles per car. The mileage total for the entire fleet equates to nearly 400 trips around the Earth with a top speed of only 7 mph. *Did you know that the original design had the cars going the opposite direction? The straightaway was supposed to replicate the race to the finish. Due to the nature of how cars had to stop at the loading area, it was safer to have the ride end on a large curve to aid in slowing the drivers down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 37 minutes ago, BearsFan315 said: Our local Theme Park (Not Amusement Park) Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA (Next door to where the AACA Annual Meet will be) opened in 1975 and had a LeMans raceway, that i loved as a kid. my grandparents took us there once a year or so and that was my favorite ride. i got to drive a car alongside my grandfather who sat shotgun. granted it was on a track and would tentatively drive itself along hte guide rails. but i got to smash in the gas pedal slam on the brakes and envision myself racing the race. The closed the raceway down back in 2006 to make way for a new Roller Coaster (Griffon). I would love to get one of these old cars, and just cruise around it in, granted it is only 1/4 scale or so, they were fun and cool. i would of course remove the governor limiting it to 7mph. My son and I went to Busch Gardens about 2 summers ago. It was 95 degree day and the park was empty. We rode everything 5 times. I would love one of those little Bearcat replicas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I always wonder what becomes of all the bumper car and amusement car bodies. It would be fun to use one of those on a go kart. Every time I see one for sale the owner is trying for his retirement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 Here is a video of the motorcycle engined toy car I posted before now running. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny V Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Here is the auction link for the Ihle. Too bad about the original motor, but the replacement looks like it has been in there for 50 years. And is bigger. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gebr-Ihle-Schottenring-Vintage-1950-039-s-Gas-Powered-Amusement-Park-Turnpike-Car-/174851656392 Gebr Ihle Schottenring Vintage 1950's Gas Powered Amusement Park Turnpike Car. Built in Germany in the 1950's to resemble a Mercedes 190SL, and imported to the U.S. for use at amusement parks as a turnpike ride car. Original engine is gone and replaced with what looks to be a Wisconsin engine, horsepower not known. Has electric start, and a generator for the lights I believe. Currently not running, but should run with little effort. I'm working on getting it in running condition. These gas powered Ihle cars are rare, highly sought after, and do not come up for sale too often. Car is sold as is, where is. I reserve the right to end auction early as it's also listed locally. Feel free to message me with any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny V Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Does anyone know any information on this car, brand, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 American Arrow? I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny V Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I cannot find anything that looks like this on the internet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny V Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 i even searched American Arrow, no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Very little scholarship on this stuff..........research it and your on your own, been there and done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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