Best day ever at Poverty Flats! I bought back my car---

cool glad you got it back looks like fun.....

 

I want a ride too, and so do my kids!

 

haha, that would be awesome!!

 

Great car Paul Fun you get it back.

 

Sweet deal, Paul ! I have only been able to buy back one of my old cars. Sold a 67 Goat to a kid who blew it up, in a week. He called me crying about it, so I was able to get it for pocket change. Dropped another 389 in it and sold it again! The Clown car looks like a fun ride!

 

Good for you,"Watch out for the Sheriff"

 

Well it is a great day in Kansas for sure. Congrats and enjoy!

 

LOL I may make it my screen saver. Good luck with it ....again

BC

 

Dearest Mr. Flats,
Could you be troubled to take some pictures of the under side of the Great Clown
Car? And possible explain how it was built? It surely is a national trasure, or at least
a stately treasure. I have seen some older magazine articles about othe clown cars
but would love to see under yours.

Thanks Jeff.

 

Well, heck if it is a national treasure then I would be glad to.

 

Hell Bob, I knew that.................

 

I have to caution you on what you request from Mr Flats... He's been known to show everybody what's underneath and although it's no treasure to the rest of us... it's his treasure! Hahaha...

 

My FIL was a Shriner clown and had some great stories. He passed by a shoe repair store that had a sign that said "Resoles, $40 ANY shoe". That cobbler lived to regret that sign. My FIL brought his huge clown shoes in. "I'll have to kill to cows to resole these things!" but he was true to his word and stuck to his price.

Another story was to do with about 8 clowns and a pony stuffed in a tiny car. My FIL was stuffed in the back seat facing the pony and feeding him carrots to keep him calm for the ride out to the ring. As I recall the pony was "gassy" so the clowns were very enthusiastic about jumping out of the car when it was showtime.

 

Been working on it some and have given it a cosmetic makeover plus we removed the skid bars and added some caster wheels. Also gave it a new windshield to make it street legal. More of a modern day wheelstander now maybe.....

 

does it have steering brakes? cool toy

 

It does have a steering brake and I will make a video if my new Ipad 2 ever gets here !

 

yaaaah whoooo!

 

looking great Paul! I have dibs on the first ride.

 

See ya at the Leadsleds. I wanna ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Povertyflats Fire Department, where do you want it started?...comes to mind

what a hoot

 

Love the new colors. I am seeing it with some goldleaf lettering on it. That would be classy for sure!

 

HOW ARE THE NEW ADDITIONS WORKING SO FAR?

do you have the newer style HANS device's?

FLAME THROWERS?

DOES IT REV UP-BACKFIRE WHEN AT FULL TIP?

NO TRAILER HITCH?

HMMM
LIKE A PIE WAGON ....FRUIT FILLED WITH EXTRA FLAKY CRUST

 

I like that Fire Dept. idea but since I was fresh out of gold leaf, I went out in between basketball games and painted the letters with my white one shot paint. A friend of Mrs. PF came over and I loaded them up for a test ride. Let's just say there was lots of screaming from the back seat. PERFECT!!!!! The new caster wheels worked great.

 

there will be three hits

 

Mr. Flats,

I swear that I had posted something before, but my Dad hired "Nino the Clown" with an IDENTICAL car to "wow the crowd" at many of our races at Muncie Dragway "back in the day" (sixties) who I think was out of Indianapolis. That car is IDENTICAL!!!!! I may have a shot of Nino and the car in our scrapbooks.....I will check!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!! Ebert

 

PF, No car, but I found Nino!!!!!

Yikes!!!

Ebert

 

Wow, I love that photo of Nino the clown! Thanks for posting it.

 

Nino looks like a pedophile.

if the shoe fits...

 

PF, the car turned out perfect! I really like the "Safety First" on the hood. The only thing that could be better is a bumper sticker on the back that says "Do you want a cheap thrill?" I so hope I am like you Paul when I grow up. You are like the modern day FONZIE.