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    Offline moparmaniac59

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    Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « on: October 20, 2009 - 01:38:39 PM »
    This is so cool, you've gotta read it. A man in California (Tom Wright) has taken bumper cars from the Long Beach Pike Amusement Park, restored them and powered them with a 750cc Honda or Kawasaki motorcycle engine. They seem to be on a 4-wheeler (quad-runner) type frame. They are street legal and have been determined to be capable of 160 mph!! That's darn scary in those little buggers!! Check the story, pictures and link below. These things are awesome!! I'd love to have one!! :woo: :burnout:
    http://jalopnik.com/5344771/street-legal-bumper-cars-prove-world-is-a-beautiful-place



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    Offline NoMope Greg

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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009 - 02:15:53 PM »
    Hmmm...outskirts of San Diego, huh?  Gonna have to keep an eye out for those.
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009 - 02:48:01 PM »
    Those things look pretty neat.   :2thumbs:  I wonder how they would run with a warmed up 340 calling the shots?     :burnout:       

    Oh yeah, wheelie bars would be mandatory....    :bigsmile:   
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    Offline 426HEMI

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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009 - 06:08:10 PM »
     :2thumbs:  Looks like fun to me   :bigsmile:
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009 - 07:07:08 PM »
    That's pretty cool!  I wonder what they go for?  :clueless:
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009 - 07:55:27 PM »
    Those are kinda cool!  Some of the detail on a few is impressive.   :2thumbs:
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    Offline moparmaniac59

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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009 - 09:17:19 PM »
    That's what a REAL bumper car is!!! I didn't read where the guy is actually marketing them, but I'll bet he'd have a few takers is he is!! :woo:


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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009 - 09:31:04 PM »
    I want one!!! :2thumbs:
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009 - 09:42:41 PM »
    I would end up in trouble with the law again with one of those  :walkaway:  :lol:
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #9 on: October 21, 2009 - 05:47:24 AM »
     
    Quote from: Oldschool on October 20, 2009 - 02:48:01 PM
    Those things look pretty neat.   :2thumbs:  I wonder how they would run with a warmed up 340 calling the shots?     :burnout:      

    Oh yeah, wheelie bars would be mandatory....    :bigsmile:  
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #10 on: October 21, 2009 - 09:19:47 AM »
    SICK!I    :ylsuper: wonder how they are legal?What are they considered,a car?
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #11 on: October 21, 2009 - 10:12:04 AM »
    Well after some research what I have found is that there are at least 8 of these bumper cars running around San Diego and they are all owned by the same family. The first one cost (are you ready for this) $50,000 to build! Now I am sure that the subsequent cars were less to build, but wow. I would love to have one. I showed my wife, and now she wants one.
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #12 on: October 21, 2009 - 10:41:18 AM »
    That thing looks like it would be sweet to take to the strip!
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    Re: Street Legal Bumper Cars
    « Reply #13 on: October 21, 2009 - 12:04:22 PM »
    Wouldn`t be as fast as this one-
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