Old mystery kids Jet car, anyone have any info? Pics added.

I just picked up this old electric car. The only markings I can find on it is the word Jet. Has anyone ever seen one of these before? They may have been built in Memphis TN, but I can't say for sure.





Pics are to big. I'll fix them and add them in a minute.

 

Does it look like this doorstop?http://www.didik.com/citicar.htm

 

Nope.

Here is a link to the pics.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Kickstarter/Jet Car/

I can't get them to load tonite for some reason.

 

Wow,haven't thought about those for ages. I picked up enough
nutserts,hardware and switches and stuff to last me a lifetime, when
that place moved out of the Sebring airport. Still remember them
being used to deliver mail. Oops,the citicar I mean,not the one
in the back of your truck. Looks like a cool toy though,thinking
something like this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=330110145071&rd=1&rd=1

 

They should show up now.

 

Disneyworld?
CHAZ

 

oh.... i thought u meant a full size i got a 55 buick eletric powered car it was a dealer give away promo or some shit.that size, a rich kids peddle car back in the day. worth some coin fer sure. i turned down 3g's for my promo

 

Those things handle like crap!

 

Wow, it's a Kiddie Kar!! It sounded like you had gotten an early electric Real Car!

 

Oldcarmike, thanks for the help with the pics.

 

I changed the title a bit to make it more clear.

Wouldn't be to hard to make a bubble top for it.

 

Well it is not one of the following
Powercar, Conval, Trimex, Donalson or Robel but I suspect it might be by Pretzel amusements?
The antenna on the trunk makes me think it was a bumper car or track car at an amusment park. Note the anenna on the back of this 57 T-bird, It was used to kill the cars when the ride was over. I suspect that your car had bumpers like these also at one time?

http://www.jrcentral.com/images/57thunderbird4.jpg this will give you a larger image of the thumb above!

I have been dealing with powered promotionals for a number of years but have not seen that one before. It has the same style as a Trimex car but is much bigger

Click the www.jrcentral.com link below to see other powered kiddie cars!

 

Thanks for the links.

I pulled the body of tonite, but it was to dark to get any good pics of the motor and frame. I'll try to get some tommorow.

 

There was an amusement park at Buckeye Lake Ohio when I was a kid that had a kiddie ride with cars exactly like that. I have some old haome movies of them. Might be able to get you a quick-time clip of them.

 

That would be sweet.

Thanks

 

Roadkill, those are some very cool little cars on your web site. I especialy like the tiny divco milk truck. Imagin the looks you would get from cruising the fair grounds at a G.G.'s event in that mini Fury or the jr. Desoto.
The mystery jet car would look really sharp with some 50's style 2-tone paint and baby www tires

 

kickstart , I almost forgot, some spinners on the hubcaps!

 

There was a Muntz Jet built in the 50,s.Odd off brand car.....

 

My old 1967 Mustang gas powered has been to a Good Goys heartland nationals and I am building a 1961 Thunderbird JR now that I hope to bring to the show this summer if I can get it past thier motorizd conveyance ban?

Here is a video of the Mustang in action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_EvbASUgww

My nephew is 6' 4" tall that used to drive it for me before I sold it

And after 20 years of looking I have found a Desoto Firemite ( there are only 5 known left in exsistance)

 

Why do look at those and think "Zingers"?

 

thats just beyond awesome! I would love to restore one of those

 

How cool would it be to build a full sized clone of that!

 

Whatever it is, it's beyond cool.

 

Awesome find!. Those links from Roadkill have some pretty cool stuff too.

 

Did you get that one out of Texas?

If not, I know where another one is, that looks EXACTLY like that, detail for detail. It was in the back of a ~46ish Ford pickup that my dad's boss had bought, I guess it came with the truck.

 

Got it here in Memphis.

Do you know if he still has that one?

 

I'm still looking for more info on the car, or even another picture of one. The only info I have gotten is on here.

Thanks for any help.