Here’s a very unusual Go-Kart/Toy/Lawn mower (strange combo) on Ebay for $9,995 that was spotted by a reader. I did a quick search to see if I could find the museum that houses the other one of these prototypes, but couldn’t find it. I have no idea what this is worth or whether this is really what the seller says it is.
“For sale is a unique Jeep Jr. built by wheel horse for the Jeep company in 1978. Only three were ever made. One is on display in a museum, one is destroyed, and one is sitting in my garage. The Jeep Jr. runs and drives and has been well maintained over the past thirty years. This Jeep is truly a collectors item. This jeep jr was produced as a prototype in 1978 for American motors and is an actual lawn mower. The jeep goes pretty fast up to 25 mph, and even faster if set up right. Perfect for car collector. Can be driven on street or grass….”
These three prototypes were made when AMC owned both Wheel Horse and Jeep. Number two wasn’t destroyed, apparently it also resides in OH. You can catch a grainy pic of it at this Wheel Horse tractor forum. http://whtractor.15.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=11286
Very interesting .. thanks for that update! I am still amazed by the info on the net some days ….
– Dave
It was in a cragslist ad for $3500. The ad has now been deleted
that’s a big jump in price!