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1961 ARROW DEVELOPMENT TURNPIKE CRUISER
SPEEDWAY-SR AMUSEMENT PARK CAR RIDE FROM THE LAGOON AMUSEMENT PARK IN FARMINGTON UTAHTHE RIDE SHUT DOWN YEAR 2000.
- LAGOONHISTORY.COM
LAGOON AMUSMENT PARK LOCATED IN FARMINGTON,UTAHOPENED THE SPEEDWAY SR RIDE APRIL1960 JUST SOUTH OF THE PARKS MIDWAYORIGINAL COSTRUCTION COST $100,000 MANFACTURED BY STREIFTHU IN MIDDLETOWN,OHIOMODELED; TURNPIKE CRUISER THE TRACK WAS 1/4 MILE LONG AND HAD NO CENTER GUIDE RAIL.INSTEAD, THERE WERE BUMPERS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD AND CARS WITH BUMPERS THAT WRAPPED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE SO THE ORIGINAL CARS WORE OUT QUICKLY.EACH CAR COST $1600 NEARLY THE COST OF A GOOD USED FAMILY CAR IN 1960.
THIS CAR WAS ONE OF THERE REPLACEMENTS FROM1969 - 2000 LAGOON PURCHASED 20 CARS FROM ARROW DEVELOPMENT IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA WITH A GAS POWERD KOHLER K-SERIES 7/HP, AIR COOLED, PULL START ENGINE WITH A 6 GALLON FUEL TANK AND MAX SPEED OF 7 MPH WITH ROOM FOR TWO RIDERS THE PARK INSTALLED GUIDE RAILS TO MINIMIZE THE WEAR ON THESE NEW CARS.THE CAR HAD A SINGLE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND STOP - JUST PUSH DOWN TO ACCELERATE AND LET GO TO STOP SOME CAR HAD STREERING WHEELS ON THE LEFT AND SOME ON THE RIGHT SIDE.THE UPKEEP WAS A DRAWBACK WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 25 HOURS AND THE RISING COST OF FUEL AND OTHER MAINTENANCE SUCH AS TIRES, FIBER GLASS REPAIR, PAINT AND WELDING OF BROKEN FRAMES FROM THE BUMPING AND CRASHING THE RIDE WAS CLOSED IN 2000.LAGOON KEPT 4 CARS, SOLD 6 TO THE STAGGS CAR CLUB OF OGDEN UTAH.THE REMAINING 10 WERE DESTROYED
THIS CAR HAS NEW PAINT, NEW TIRES, UPGRADED STEARING LINKAGE WITH A WORM GEAR RACK AND PINION TIE ROD END LINK ARM SUSPENTION WITH ADUSTABLE COILOVER FRONT SPRINGS.WITH A SEPARATE PEDAL FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE REMANUFACTURED BY PBC FLEET IN SLC, UTAH AND A SEPARATE PEDAL FOR THROTTLE. NEW PREDATOR 212 GHOST CART RACING GAS MOTOR INSTALLED SPRING 2024 SPEEDS UP 20 MPHBUMPERS NOT ORIGINAL TO THIS CAR FROM A DONOR CAR UNKNOWN, WORKING HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT ORIGINAL TO THIS CAR FROM DONOR UNKNOWN WITH RED NEON UNDER GLOW, NEW UPOLSTERED SEAT AND DOOR PANELS AND FLOOR.THERE ARE SOME CRACKS IN THE PAINT FROM IT BEING DRIVEN IN PARADES AND CAR SHOWS {SEE PHOTO}.
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