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Version #4  -  1947-??

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Thought to be extinct, this Model #S-2047 is actually alive and well, living in Florida! Johnny Sutton of Lake Lady, Florida is the lucky owner of this rare Kar-Bike. The person he bought it from in Seattle claims it was made by an old gentleman as a prototype "for some toy company in the mid-west." Is it a "one-of-a-kind" prototype, or is there another one out there waiting to be discovered? If you know, please contact this web-site. Johnny also sent in the undated Version #2 Kar-Bike ad shown at the bottom of this page.

Notice how small Version #4 is compared to Johnny's Version #2 Kar-Bike.

Similar, but not identical steering linkage. Those are 6" wheels! Front axle pivots - for SAFETY.

Interesting details showing shaped housings for front and rear v-belt pulleys and unique side-by-side tube construction of the frame. No markings on pedals. No evidence of hub-caps ever being present.

Version #2 Ad

"Goes like the wind." -- Although undated, this ad showing a single-tube Version #2 example is very interesting in that the paint color appears to be of a lighter shade than the ever-present maroon found on most Kar-Bikes. Could this be evidence that pea-soup green was actually an original Kar-Bike color?