Go-Kart, circa 1964
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In 1964, Pedwin Shoes sponsored contests in which winners received go-kart replicas of the Lotus-Ford driven by Jim Clark in the 1963 Indianapolis 500. Each kart featured a fiberglass body in Lotus green and yellow, wearing Clark's #92, with a gasoline-powered engine in the rear. Pedwin was a brand of the Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1964, Pedwin Shoes sponsored contests in which winners received go-kart replicas of the Lotus-Ford driven by Jim Clark in the 1963 Indianapolis 500. Each kart featured a fiberglass body in Lotus green and yellow, wearing Clark's #92, with a gasoline-powered engine in the rear. Pedwin was a brand of the Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis, Missouri.
Artifact
Go-kart
Date Made
circa 1964
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.122.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Leather
Acrylic (Plastic)
Paint (Coating)
Technique
Welding
Color
British racing green
Yellow
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Width: 44 in
Diameter: 12 in (tires)
Inscriptions
Painted on front nose: LOTUS / LOTUS / POWERED BY / FORD / 92 Painted in yellow on sides: PEDWIN / 92 Decal on left side: EQUIPPED WITH / CHAMPION / SPARK PLUGS Decal on left side: AUTOLITE / SPARK PLUGS
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