<VV> Original King Midget Brochure (No Corvair)

[Ken Wildman]

At 02:19 PM 10/21/2004, Bill Elliott wrote:
>Posting this just for the general historical automotive interest.
>
>A complete car for $250 (assuming you follow their recommendations and buy 
>the big 6hp engine for "general highway service"). Even in today's dollars 
>this isn't
>even a decent down payment... or even a decent ATV! Of course "some 
>assembly required".
>
>http://tomleem.homestead.com/kmbrochure.html
>
>Corvair interest: These were the types of cars that were outlawed once the 
>Federal government began regulating cars in 1968 following Nader's attacks 
>on the
>industry. This class of inexpensive, lightweight cars remained in 
>production around the world for years afterwards... and are still 
>represented by Japan's Ka class
>of sub-600cc "city cars".
>
>Bill Elliott
>Urbana, MD


Just downloaded the brochure.  That one is the early model, 
single-seater.  My friends's KMs are later model two-seaters.  Much nicer 
looking.   :)

Ken
Ken