NickHolt Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 This pic showed up on the internet somewhere.... anyone know about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 85 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I see two Walhborg 300's and 1 Viking Craft in the background. The red racer appears to be a Wahlborg 500 and looks like late 50's early 60's is the setting. Remember there were hundreds of race tracks across the nation during this time era. Looks like the pit area in Sunny California but other than that it was a typical time of the early quarter midget years. Maybe someone was there who can help us here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 85 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 David, send us photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 85 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Viking 1/4 Midget restored in tribute to Danny Caruthers restored by Bruce Selby of Magnolia, Texas. The midget participated in this years Auto Rama, Houston, Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggkishline Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 On 8/2/2010 at 11:36 PM, Midget 85 said: Pacemakers These two Pacemakers have been radically changed from their original production as to suspension and friction side shocks. They are rare non the less and could use a lot of restoration work. I bought these cars about 2011, cheap - these are the seller's photos (Beaver Dam, WI???) Restored one (the green one was finished in yellow, pictured below) - sold the other to a retired midget racer. Finally discovered they're Pacemakers, and got to know Danny Ruth via emails. Then Doug Schiller. Both great guys. I got hooked building new old cars - 1/4s and 1/2s ... and some restoring. This forum is new to me, so I'll toss in some pictures - hope they all load up. The two Kurtis 500 Supers and the Pacemaker are obviously commercial cars - I built the rest, including a Werner up-right car from plans. Well in fairness, AJ Watson built the full-size Sun City roadster ... The scratchbuilts take 8 months - 2 yrs. Restorations go quicker. The current project started as a NOS Moss 1/2 midget body - 3rd Moss for me. Rather than replicate the factory channel frame, I chose to go the Birdcage Maserati route with a space-frame and independent front susp, inboard coil-overs thru bellcranks. Buddy of mine found 50's diecast mag wheels, 8" diameter - which will really work well on the rear of the Moss. They were submerged in a pond for 15 yrs (!), but they're period-correct and savable. Engines are heavy so I display them separately. So many projects, so little time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 What a great addition to this thread. Thanks for posting, Gregg! I hadn't realized how many pages are in this thread until I sat down to read from the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggkishline Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 Just finished paint on this restoration of a Viking Craft 1/4 midget roadster. Doug Caruthers built and sold these in the late 1950's. Body was a badly damaged original, requiring full restoration - chassis is re-created from reference photos. Lettering and upholstery are scheduled, in the works. (1960 Offyette 400E pictured is an unrestored survivor, a fiberglass monocoque chassis with full suspension, adjustable shocks, hydraulic brakes, and rack & pinion steering. The trailer is a purpose-built, scaled Burbank as used by owners of full-sized midgets, prior to cages on cars. All three appeared at this year's Miller Meet in Milwaukee, much interest.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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