Solved - NEH 276: Kelsen Sports Rider Electric Car 1963

Started by Carnut, January 21, 2010, 12:06:02 PM

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Carnut

January 21, 2010, 12:06:02 PM
1 point for identifying this one:
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Carnut

#1
January 29, 2010, 07:38:30 AM
Up we go...
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guido66

#2
January 29, 2010, 03:44:10 PM
American and Electric?

Carnut

#3
January 29, 2010, 07:02:47 PM
Quote from: guido66 on January 29, 2010, 03:44:10 PM
American and Electric?

It is electric, yes, and believe it to be American too.
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

guido66

#4
January 30, 2010, 07:49:40 AM
I found this one, and the side looks very similar. The nose is different though. Sadly I have no further info on it, except that it is from the early sixties.

Carnut

#5
January 30, 2010, 08:44:53 AM
It certainly looks very similar around the rear quarters.  Could well be the same maker.
All you need to do now is come up with the name!
For your info the puzzle car also comes from the early sixties..
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

guido66

#7
January 30, 2010, 10:45:45 AM
Taylor-Dunn?

Carnut

#8
January 30, 2010, 12:39:59 PM
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

guido66

#9
January 30, 2010, 05:37:41 PM
Electra-King?

guido66

#10
January 30, 2010, 06:14:05 PM
Never mind my previous reply.

It's a 1963 Kelsen Sports Rider electric car  :)

guido66

#11
January 30, 2010, 06:24:03 PM
The red one that I found looks a lot like this black Sports Rider, except for the rear quarter....

Carnut

#12
January 30, 2010, 07:01:18 PM
Quote from: guido66 on January 30, 2010, 06:14:05 PM
Never mind my previous reply.

It's a 1963 Kelsen Sports Rider electric car  :)


Well found.
So they obviously made more than the usual one...!
Reckon the 'Sports' moniker is pushing it a bit!
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

woodinsight

#13
January 04, 2011, 05:06:48 AM
Make of this three-wheeler for one point

woodinsight

#15
January 04, 2011, 12:02:41 PM
Sorry but not a Bond

Wendax

#16
January 06, 2011, 05:19:06 AM
It is an Electric Sports Rider. Built by the Kelsen Manufacturing Co., Stanton, California.

woodinsight

#17
January 06, 2011, 12:54:13 PM
That's not the name or company I have for it.

If Kelsen took over another company or was taken over let me know.

Wendax

#18
January 06, 2011, 01:04:28 PM
Some parts built by the Autoette Electric Car Co. were used. Is that the name you expected?

There is a quite interesting Blog about the Autoette and similar electric American microcars of the 50s and 60s, which shows further information about the Electric Sports Rider.

woodinsight

#19
January 06, 2011, 01:12:02 PM
Autoette was the name I was after.

Is it correct to call it the Kelsen Electric Sports Rider or Autoette Electric Sports Rider?

Anyway wendax the point is yours and welcome to what you will find is an interesting site!

woodinsight

#20
January 06, 2011, 01:43:53 PM
I've awarded wendax the point as he obviously knows the car.

However I've received more information saying that there is some confusion regarding the true identity of this car.
If anyone has more information (with irrefutable proof) that it is anything other than an Electric Sports Rider by Kelsen/Autoette I may be tempted to award another point.

To be fair I'll leave it open for a few more days for any further information to surface.

woodinsight

#21
January 06, 2011, 01:45:00 PM
Now moving it up to the Experts for more info/discussion

pguillem

#22
January 06, 2011, 05:03:40 PM
Some interesting infos can be found at The Autoette Project blog as of January 2011, 6th.

woodinsight

#23
January 08, 2011, 06:18:29 AM
Moving it up to the Pros for any comments before I move it to the Solved section
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