<VV> Monza SS derivatives

[Bill Elliott]

I contacted an Ebay seller who specialized in "kid ride" vehicles from 
WWII to present day.

He instantly knew what I was talking about and said that he was not 
aware of precisely who made it, but that it was among the most rare and 
desirable carnival ride vehicles out there and virtually never came up 
for sale. He thought it was because "Corvette" collectors hid them away 
(or possibly because so many of these rides were still in use that 
operators bought and sold replacements from each other without them ever 
hitting the secondary "civilian" market). He further said if he ever got 
one, it would not ever make Ebay because one his "regulars" would buy it 
at whatever price he set... and that he assumed the market was the same 
with other dealers.

Bill

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>Thousands and thousands of Children have "driven" the "Monza SS". Not  
>exactly a kit car, the body design for the SS was downsized on the outside and  up 
>sized on the inside to seat 4. (4-small ones) That body was placed on  many 
>"non-thrill" rides as merry-go-roundish car-drive rides for county fairs. I  have 
>seen them on dozens of rides all around the country. I even considered  
>trying to find the origin of the bodies and see what and how they adapted the  
>design. There is no mistaking those cars for anything else. They were definitely  
>Monza SS derivatives. Does anyone on VV know more about the rides? Then, of  
>course, there were the Monza and Chevy "Juniors" with go-karts underneath! -  
>Seth Emerson
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