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- Go-Kart in Fenced Yard, July 1960 - Racing go-karts first appeared in California after World War II. Racers could purchase fully assembled karts or unfinished kits, or they could build their own designs. By the early 1960s, go-kart tracks operated throughout the United States. The sport was regulated by two major sanctioning bodies: the International Kart Federation formed in 1957, and the World Karting Association established in 1971.
- July 01, 1960
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Go-Kart in Fenced Yard, July 1960
Racing go-karts first appeared in California after World War II. Racers could purchase fully assembled karts or unfinished kits, or they could build their own designs. By the early 1960s, go-kart tracks operated throughout the United States. The sport was regulated by two major sanctioning bodies: the International Kart Federation formed in 1957, and the World Karting Association established in 1971.
- "Rod & Custom" Magazine, April 1960 - <em>Rod & Custom</em> magazine was first published in 1953 and tapped into the growing hot rod and custom car trend. The magazine's main focus has always been on these specialty vehicles. For a time in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a smaller yet fast-developing hobby -- karting -- also found its way onto the publication's pages.
- April 01, 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"Rod & Custom" Magazine, April 1960
Rod & Custom magazine was first published in 1953 and tapped into the growing hot rod and custom car trend. The magazine's main focus has always been on these specialty vehicles. For a time in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a smaller yet fast-developing hobby -- karting -- also found its way onto the publication's pages.
- Gilson Brothers Company Sales Brochure, "Gilson Mini Cart," 1971 - Racing go-karts first appeared in California after World War II. Racers could purchase fully assembled karts or unfinished kits, or they could build their own designs. By the early 1960s, go-kart tracks operated throughout the United States. The sport was regulated by two major sanctioning bodies: the International Kart Federation formed in 1957, and the World Karting Association established in 1971.
- 1971
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Gilson Brothers Company Sales Brochure, "Gilson Mini Cart," 1971
Racing go-karts first appeared in California after World War II. Racers could purchase fully assembled karts or unfinished kits, or they could build their own designs. By the early 1960s, go-kart tracks operated throughout the United States. The sport was regulated by two major sanctioning bodies: the International Kart Federation formed in 1957, and the World Karting Association established in 1971.
- Go-Kart, circa 1964 - 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.
- circa 1964
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Go-Kart, circa 1964
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.