The campground where this cart was found was a yearly outing for our family. Rode those carts many times, now knowing the history behind them makes it more special personally. Thank you so much for keeping all the automotive history you do alive for future generations!
This cart in this video is the Grand Prix of America machine. Malibu Grand Prix built their own cars and were an upgrade from these in many ways. I worked for Grand Prix of Phoenix in the late 70's when MGP bought the site and brought in the Virage cars. The old GPA cars were restored and sold to the Chattanooga park. Both used the Wankel rotary until MGP used up the world supply, then switched to a Kawasaki twin 2-sroke. Malibu built 30 tracks in the '80's and was owned by Warner Communications. Only a few left now. These original DeLorean carts are rare and very cool. Happy to see the interest. (see Malibu Grand Prix in Wikipedia)
Wow... we had these at the Faribault Grand Prix in Minnesota back in the early 80's - I worked there for a time. Ours had 440 to 900 cc Kawasaki snowmobile engines in them, and they were seriously fast - thanks for the memory!
I actually drove these cars when I worked at the Grand Prix track in Chattanooga Tennessee back when I worked at Raccoon Mountain Attractions. They were insanely fast and handled great. They ran a Wankel engine and sounded like a vacuum cleaner while running. We had about 6 of these cars in running operation while we were in business. It thrilled me to come across this video and brought back many memories. Thanks for the upload!!!
That is so awesome! I'd love to get this thing back up and running again. I've heard from a lot of people that they were super fun to drive. Very cool that you have personal experience with these things (and this one in particular)!
blown64vette I was so shocked to see this!!!! I always wondered what had happened to those cars. Never thought I’d see one again. Maybe one day I can hook up with you and sit in it one more time!!!
Dude you got to restore that thing! We had a Malibu Grand Prix here where I live in Orlando, so much fun. I have no doubt that you would get big interest whenever you were ready to sell.
I drove one in Chattanooga back in 1980 ,was gold metalflake and black. Had a very large single cylinder 2 stroke engine. I set track record on second lap... very cool!!!!
That’s a pretty cool kart… definitely over engineered and built more heavy duty than your typical vintage GoKart. Hopefully you can get it restored and running again (with a period correct rotary motor… Sachs?)
WOW! This is the first I have seen of this series of carts. SUPER interesting. I would love to find one. Looks like an amazing machine and history. Good work on another fantastic find and another GREAT video. Keep it up, this is gonna be GOOD!
One more thing that I just remembered was that ours were powered by a Cuyuna snowmobile engines. You can find some running here on RUclips. Hit me back sometime with any questions you might want to ask. I’d love to hear more about your find!!!
These are what was called Malibu Grand Prix car they really had nothing in common with karts. They were very popular in California. I still have my " license" for driving them, that was back in 1972-73.
OMG! It's a M.G.P. kart! Originally Wankel single rotor powered, these things were pretty quick, and you had to acquire a 'license' of sorts from Malibu Grand Prix to drive one. It would be amazing to re-fit this with a MC engine of some sort (preferably an early 90's CBR-250RR that winds to 20,000 rpm).. that is, if any of them still exist in the U.S. that haven't been blown or strained through a chain link fence. This would make it sound and perform like it's full-size cousin. Definitely a build I'd like to take on if I had the resources and my health wasn't so bad.😉
I had something similar to this about ten years ago. Picked it up in Paris Tx, hauled it home, messed with it for a few years, then sold it to a gentleman in Rusk Tx. 4w independent suspension with rear trailing arms, 4 wheel disc brakes, fan cooled 650cc Bombardier engine (Tillitson carb), with a centrical clutch, rear axle (chain drive?), and 14" rims. Full multipiece fiberglass body with belly pan. Still have a few pics of it.
I wonder if these are the same that they had at Myrtle Beach grand prix amusement tracks back in the 80s threw the early 2000s , I drove them a few times & they had Honda or Briggs air cooled v- twin engines with a 2speed auto trans set up
My dad use to take me when I was a kid to raccoon mountain I remember the go-karts when I was younger and the Alpine slid and the pool my dad bought a brand new 1989 iroc Camaro and the same weekend he got the car we went up to raccoon mountain and had a blast Good times but I remember those go carts me and my dad road them
Hi Mitch, sorry for the delayed reply...is the engine in good working order? I may be interested in buying it. If you still have it or have an interest in selling it, you can email me at byrdrods@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Romano Guttadauro 10 months ago Thank you for posting your Delorean Go Kart video and for sharing your information I have a complete full go kart and a spare chassis which I one day intend to restore. If anyone contacts you with any helpful information please feel free to share and contact me as I would like to start a registry of owners who then can share parts lists and information. I have heard and seen once a full restored Red Ferrari looking one and the gentlemen was supposed to have two of these kart please feel free to contact me at rooanwin@bellsouth.net thanks again in advance.
Do you by chance know where another one might be for sale? Looking for one. Or would it be possible to share pictures and dimensions? If I can’t find one I would like to build one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My email unluckymag@yahoo.com thanks
@@markgonzalez4070 i have yet to find one anytime soon . and if they dont know what they have theyre cheap. but if they do know what they have they could go for 2500 with is just being a roller .i would get rid of my other one but i have many memories attached to it and will eventually restore it to its former condition kind of like my other one
Do you still have the go kart ? I’m wanting to start building custom go karts but not sure where to start other that take something that was already proven and make a jig and use lighter stronger materials
Hi Eric, I sold the cart a few months ago to a fellow in Knoxville, TN. I realized it was too far down on my project list to ever get done, so I passed it on to someone who would get it going again.
Drove one in Albuquerque a couple times but I think Malibu was forced out of business with a death at the track in Albuquerque when a cart went off coarse and up the front of another that was on track and broke the driver of the seconds neck and killed him. law.justia.com/cases/new-mexico/court-of-appeals/1983/5806-2.html Mike
Great Kart! I believe I have a later version of this kart and have videos on youtube documenting the restoration. I have not been able to find anything out about my race kart. Please, anyone, check out my page and see if the one I have looks familiar. Thanks!
Methinks the franchise came to Kelowna, B.C., Canada during the mid/late 80's ... Malibu Grand Prix was a highlight in the city then. Flintsones WaterSlide,... until snowflakes got triggered on both.
Mario Andretti also had a similar "Gran Prix" franchise for a while- There was one in Longwood (near Orlando) back in the late 70's/early 80's that I used to frequent. I got pulled over for speeding once and handed the LEO my Mario Andretti "driver license" by mistake. He was not humored!
This thing sat in my driveway for a while...never did have time to fool with it. I sold it to a fellow in Knoxville, TN who plans to put a motorcycle engine on it. Should be pretty wild!
Hey had to comment on the video I just happened to pick up one of these Carts yesterday fully intact Almost ready to run Has the motor and everything Trying to find out a bit more about it message me back if you could
My father in-law has one that he was restoring. He owns a machine shop in the Detroit area and purchased the car several years ago. He did not complete the restoration. He is looking to sell the car. Is anyone interested? I can send pictures....
Malibu Grand Prix clothes that because they had a death in Albuquerque New Mexico one guy spun out in his car he got back on the track by myself going the wrong way and he ran right over the front of the other car taking the kids head off I know because I live in Albuquerque New Mexico I was at the track that day and that was the end of Malibu Grand Prix World Nationwide because they did not have enough money to pay the lawsuit that they have against them by the kids parents
The campground where this cart was found was a yearly outing for our family. Rode those carts many times, now knowing the history behind them makes it more special personally. Thank you so much for keeping all the automotive history you do alive for future generations!
AWSOME!
This cart in this video is the Grand Prix of America machine. Malibu Grand Prix built their own cars and were an upgrade from these in many ways. I worked for Grand Prix of Phoenix in the late 70's when MGP bought the site and brought in the Virage cars. The old GPA cars were restored and sold to the Chattanooga park. Both used the Wankel rotary until MGP used up the world supply, then switched to a Kawasaki twin 2-sroke. Malibu built 30 tracks in the '80's and was owned by Warner Communications. Only a few left now. These original DeLorean carts are rare and very cool. Happy to see the interest. (see Malibu Grand Prix in Wikipedia)
Wow... we had these at the Faribault Grand Prix in Minnesota back in the early 80's - I worked there for a time. Ours had 440 to 900 cc Kawasaki snowmobile engines in them, and they were seriously fast - thanks for the memory!
Mike,I worked there as well,indeed these cars were very cool and special. Really awesome.
@@steverhuber7798 when did you work there? I think I was there in 81-82
I actually drove these cars when I worked at the Grand Prix track in Chattanooga Tennessee back when I worked at Raccoon Mountain Attractions. They were insanely fast and handled great. They ran a Wankel engine and sounded like a vacuum cleaner while running. We had about 6 of these cars in running operation while we were in business. It thrilled me to come across this video and brought back many memories. Thanks for the upload!!!
That is so awesome! I'd love to get this thing back up and running again. I've heard from a lot of people that they were super fun to drive. Very cool that you have personal experience with these things (and this one in particular)!
blown64vette I was so shocked to see this!!!! I always wondered what had happened to those cars. Never thought I’d see one again. Maybe one day I can hook up with you and sit in it one more time!!!
Dude you got to restore that thing! We had a Malibu Grand Prix here where I live in Orlando, so much fun. I have no doubt that you would get big interest whenever you were ready to sell.
I drove one in Chattanooga back in 1980 ,was gold metalflake and black. Had a very large single cylinder 2 stroke engine. I set track record on second lap... very cool!!!!
That’s a pretty cool kart… definitely over engineered and built more heavy duty than your typical vintage GoKart. Hopefully you can get it restored and running again (with a period correct rotary motor… Sachs?)
WOW! This is the first I have seen of this series of carts. SUPER interesting. I would love to find one. Looks like an amazing machine and history. Good work on another fantastic find and another GREAT video. Keep it up, this is gonna be GOOD!
One more thing that I just remembered was that ours were powered by a Cuyuna snowmobile engines. You can find some running here on RUclips. Hit me back sometime with any questions you might want to ask. I’d love to hear more about your find!!!
I drove the Grand Prix of America in Troy Michigan the first week they opened. I drove one of the rotary engines and it was great.
That's awesome! I wish I would've had the opportunity to drive them back in the day.
These are what was called Malibu Grand Prix car they really had nothing in common with karts. They were very popular in California. I still have my " license" for driving them, that was back in 1972-73.
OMG! It's a M.G.P. kart! Originally Wankel single rotor powered, these things were pretty quick, and you had to acquire a 'license' of sorts from Malibu Grand Prix to drive one. It would be amazing to re-fit this with a MC engine of some sort (preferably an early 90's CBR-250RR that winds to 20,000 rpm).. that is, if any of them still exist in the U.S. that haven't been blown or strained through a chain link fence. This would make it sound and perform like it's full-size cousin. Definitely a build I'd like to take on if I had the resources and my health wasn't so bad.😉
That thing is awesome. Hope to see you restore it
That rear drive system is all 70's snowmobile. Not the rearend but the clutch system.
That thing looks amazing! Would love to see a build video :)
These are insanely cool, with the CVT coupled to the rotary it must achieve some pretty good speed!
I had something similar to this about ten years ago. Picked it up in Paris Tx, hauled it home, messed with it for a few years, then sold it to a gentleman in Rusk Tx.
4w independent suspension with rear trailing arms, 4 wheel disc brakes, fan cooled 650cc Bombardier engine (Tillitson carb), with a centrical clutch, rear axle (chain drive?), and 14" rims. Full multipiece fiberglass body with belly pan.
Still have a few pics of it.
Post pics I have a mgp car
@@kirkize Not sure how to send pic's via youtube.
@@blkft ke280zx@yahoo.com is my email if you like to send to me I would love to see
OMG!!!!! I just finished watching the video and heard where you got it from!!!!! I've driven that car!!!!!
The first track was on 15 mile road in Troy, Mi--- My sponsor Tom Bartholamew did some design work on these--- his shop was across from Jack's
Oh wow, that's really cool! Thanks for the info.
I DROVE ONE A LONG TIME AGO WAS A BLAST
I wonder if these are the same that they had at Myrtle Beach grand prix amusement tracks back in the 80s threw the early 2000s , I drove them a few times & they had Honda or Briggs air cooled v- twin engines with a 2speed auto trans set up
My dad use to take me when I was a kid to raccoon mountain I remember the go-karts when I was younger and the Alpine slid and the pool my dad bought a brand new 1989 iroc Camaro and the same weekend he got the car we went up to raccoon mountain and had a blast Good times but I remember those go carts me and my dad road them
Ah man that sounds like some good memories!
i think i still have my "49 second club" malibu grand prix license.
was that from the Tempe AZ track?
There was a place called Myrtle Beach Grand Prix and they had purpose built larger grand prix looking cars much like these... hmmmm
And the hoosier slicks were always on them,its hard to find those certain slicks.Luckily i have a set thats not dry rotted,brand new.
2:13 that one has Goodyear.
interested in your slicks for grand prix car michael 401-263-1451
I have the correct sachs Wankel engine for this kart if you’re interested
Hi Mitch, sorry for the delayed reply...is the engine in good working order? I may be interested in buying it. If you still have it or have an interest in selling it, you can email me at byrdrods@yahoo.com. Thanks!
I am interested in one motor for my Malibu cart also if you have it . I know it’s a old post
I own two of these.One is almost completely finished up.If you want videos or pictures let me know.
Romano Guttadauro
10 months ago
Thank you for posting your Delorean Go Kart video and for sharing your information I have a complete full go kart and a spare chassis which I one day intend to restore. If anyone contacts you with any helpful information please feel free to share and contact me as I would like to start a registry of owners who then can share parts lists and information. I have heard and seen once a full restored Red Ferrari looking one and the gentlemen was supposed to have two of these kart please feel free to contact me at rooanwin@bellsouth.net thanks again in advance.
@@romanoguttadauro9563 Will do!
Do you by chance know where another one might be for sale? Looking for one. Or would it be possible to share pictures and dimensions? If I can’t find one I would like to build one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My email unluckymag@yahoo.com thanks
@@markgonzalez4070 i have yet to find one anytime soon . and if they dont know what they have theyre cheap. but if they do know what they have they could go for 2500 with is just being a roller .i would get rid of my other one but i have many memories attached to it and will eventually restore it to its former condition kind of like my other one
@Romano Guttadauro
would you sale your spare one?
I believe artic cat snowmobile used the same engine
Do you still have the go kart ? I’m wanting to start building custom go karts but not sure where to start other that take something that was already proven and make a jig and use lighter stronger materials
I actually just sold it a few days ago.
Any update on this cart? I have such a personal connection to it and would love to see it again!!!!
Hi Eric, I sold the cart a few months ago to a fellow in Knoxville, TN. I realized it was too far down on my project list to ever get done, so I passed it on to someone who would get it going again.
Drove one in Albuquerque a couple times but I think Malibu was forced out of business with a death at the track in Albuquerque when a cart went off coarse and up the front of another that was on track and broke the driver of the seconds neck and killed him.
law.justia.com/cases/new-mexico/court-of-appeals/1983/5806-2.html
Mike
Oh wow, that's unfortunate. I didn't know about that.
Pls make another video about this kart.. im so interested about it
Unfortunately, I haven't had a lot of time to work on it, otherwise I would have posted an update video. I am considering selling it.
I just found 2 of these
Great Kart! I believe I have a later version of this kart and have videos on youtube documenting the restoration. I have not been able to find anything out about my race kart. Please, anyone, check out my page and see if the one I have looks familiar. Thanks!
Methinks the franchise came to Kelowna, B.C., Canada during the mid/late 80's ...
Malibu Grand Prix was a highlight in the city then. Flintsones WaterSlide,... until snowflakes got triggered on both.
Where in Tennessee are you located? I'm over in Selmer (McNairy Co.).
I'm in Dayton, TN, about 35 miles north of Chattanooga.
Mario Andretti also had a similar "Gran Prix" franchise for a while- There was one in Longwood (near Orlando) back in the late 70's/early 80's that I used to frequent. I got pulled over for speeding once and handed the LEO my Mario Andretti "driver license" by mistake. He was not humored!
Does anyone have one for sale?? Have been looking for one forever. Please let me know. Thanks!!!
Thats kool keep us up dated
This thing sat in my driveway for a while...never did have time to fool with it. I sold it to a fellow in Knoxville, TN who plans to put a motorcycle engine on it. Should be pretty wild!
needs a motorcycle engine an better suspension itll be frikkjn awesome
Hey had to comment on the video I just happened to pick up one of these Carts yesterday fully intact Almost ready to run Has the motor and everything Trying to find out a bit more about it message me back if you could
I have one I just bought also. Mailbu Grand Prix I posted it on here
My father in-law has one that he was restoring. He owns a machine shop in the Detroit area and purchased the car several years ago. He did not complete the restoration. He is looking to sell the car. Is anyone interested? I can send pictures....
Sounds like a great project. I think I have too many projects as it is so I'll have to pass on that one.
Dose your father-in-law still have the go kart for sale?
I love your videos but please get a better mic
Malibu Grand Prix clothes that because they had a death in Albuquerque New Mexico one guy spun out in his car he got back on the track by myself going the wrong way and he ran right over the front of the other car taking the kids head off I know because I live in Albuquerque New Mexico I was at the track that day and that was the end of Malibu Grand Prix World Nationwide because they did not have enough money to pay the lawsuit that they have against them by the kids parents