2006 is karting's 50th anniversary - in 1956 Art Ingels had an idea....
A few photos and observations - Jeff Campbell
This is Art Ingels' first kart built in 1956. The motor in the photos at the bottom of the page is the same or similar to the surplus McCulloch lawnmower motor that was used on Art's
kart (McCulloch used this West Bend motor on a failed venture into the lawnmower market). Note that Art used as many of the mower engine parts as possible, putting the gas tank on the back of the kart seat,
and reworking the mower clutch to use for chain drive.
The exhaust header on the motor most likely was not on the original 1956 kart?
The motor below in the photos is a model 2723 (per the engine tag), but appears similar to the motor mentioned in literature as a West Bend 750, which was the famous McCulloch
lawnmower surplus motor that cheaply feed the early rapid growth phase of karting.
