Photo taken in 1961. The children are my sister and cousin.
The trailer was also built by my grandfather using aircraft wheels and tires.
The Putt-Putt is a homemade vehicle built in the 1950's by my grandfather and uncles.
It started life as a late 1940's Crosley car. The body was removed and some
of the frame was cut out to make it smaller. A wooden body was constructed and
initially it was powered by the engine from a Cushman scooter hooked up
to the original 3-speed transmission with a V-belt and chain.
The car was "restored" in the early 1970's with a Jeep-style grille and a
Tecumseh 7 hp engine with a homebuilt electric starter was installed. Currently it has a newer 8 hp Tecumseh engine.
The Putt-Putt was loaned to me and arrived at my home in June 2002 in fairly good
condition. After rebuilding the carb it started right up and ran well. The brakes
did not work since all the brake cables were frozen, and the woodwork was definately starting to show its age. There were also many loose or missing nuts and bolts.
I decided to restore what needed fixing the best I could.
Vintage photos
Photo taken in 1961. The children are my sister and cousin.
The trailer was also built by my grandfather using aircraft wheels and tires.
Newspaper photo taken in 1962. The children are myself, my sister, and
lots of cousins.
2002 photos
The engine is an 8 hp Tecumseh, serial number HHM80 190005 SER 1155D.
Casting numbers on top of rear axle (front to back) read US PAT 1968618.
Casting numbers on top (side to side) read 10538, and below, [M].
Casting numbers on top of transmission read T92-148.
Casting numbers on side read T92-1 WG-DIV.
2003 photos
