Karts of the United States of America |
The first Kart 1958 |
This is the first kart ever, built by Art Ingels, the father of karting in late 1956.
Art, who was a veteran hot rodder and a race car builder at Kurtis Craft (where
he built many a winning Indianapolis car) picked up a surplus West Bend 2-cycle
engine and devised a rugged tubular chassis that was simple but strong enough
to withstand his 210 lb body weight.Mounted on a set of semi-pneumatic tires,
and driving one rear wheel via bicycle chain |