

1959 KING MIDGET III, white with black convertible top and red steering wheel. $6500.
A great street-legal microcar -- and with a convertible top. . . perfect for communities that ban or restrict golf cart use. . . or a great parade car. Manufactured by the Midget Motor Corporation in Athens, Ohio and billed as the "World's Number One Fun Car," the King Midget III sold originally by mail-order via ads in back of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics.
This King Midget III seats 2 adults, weighs about 700 lbs, and is easily transported long distances on a 5x10 open trailer. It has four-wheel hydraulic brakes, an upgraded Vanguard twin cylinder 18 HP engine with CVT transmission and a 12-volt electrical system. The black convertible top and interior are like-new.
According to the The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum website @ www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/kingmidget3.html , approximately 3400 King Midget III's were produced 1957-1969 and the number surviving are an estimated 750.
Body Style 2-passenger, 2-door roadster
Wheelbase (in.) 76.5
Overall length (in.) 117.0
Overall height (in.) 51.0 (top up)
Overall width (in.) 52.0
Ground clearance (in.) 6.5
Curb weight (lbs) 700 (approx.)
Fuel tank (gal.) 3.5
Frame channel and steel tubing, ladder-type, 3 crossmembers
Body steel
1963 King Midget Series III Convertible, This is a low mileage mostly original car that has had one repaint. It has been repowered with a 16 HP Vanguard engine with a Comet clutch.I also have a 10 ft Doolittle trailer available that just fits the car that can be purchased seperately.
1959 KING MIDGET III, white with black convertible top and red steering wheel. $6500.
A great street-legal microcar -- and with a convertible top. . . perfect for communities that ban or restrict golf cart use. . . or a great parade car. Manufactured by the Midget Motor Corporation in Athens, Ohio and billed as the "World's Number One Fun Car," the King Midget III sold originally by mail-order via ads in back of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics.
This King Midget III seats 2 adults, weighs about 700 lbs, and is easily transported long distances on a 5x10 open trailer. It has four-wheel hydraulic brakes, an upgraded Vanguard twin cylinder 18 HP engine with CVT transmission and a 12-volt electrical system. The black convertible top and interior are like-new.
According to the The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum website @ www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/kingmidget3.html , approximately 3400 King Midget III's were produced 1957-1969 and the number surviving are an estimated 750.
Body Style 2-passenger, 2-door roadster
Wheelbase (in.) 76.5
Overall length (in.) 117.0
Overall height (in.) 51.0 (top up)
Overall width (in.) 52.0
Ground clearance (in.) 6.5
Curb weight (lbs) 700 (approx.)
Fuel tank (gal.) 3.5
Frame channel and steel tubing, ladder-type, 3 crossmembers
Body steel
1963 King Midget Series III Convertible, This is a low mileage mostly original car that has had one repaint. It has been repowered with a 16 HP Vanguard engine with a Comet clutch.I also have a 10 ft Doolittle trailer available that just fits the car that can be purchased seperately.
Grant King Oval Track Midget Race Car. built for Bill Engelhart in 1971. Raced extensively by Bill winning Turkey Night at Ascot Park twice, the Hut 100, the Night before the 500, and the Winchester Twin 50's. Sesco Engine with spare engine parts, lots ot new tires and extra wheels. Engine is used but recently freshened. In/out box, no starter, extra quick change gears (3 sets).
Up for sale is our 1963 King Midget Series III Roadster. Extensive body off nut & bolt restoration, everything rebuilt or new. Bright red w/ white top, red & white interior, mag wheels. Comes with small trailer that pulls behind King Midget for shopping as well as a specially built trailer for long distance hauling.
This could possibly be one of the nicest ones in existence! A great investment!
$12,500 negotiable. Please call Bruce 203 817 4584 or Marty 203 797 1936
A King Midget is an exceptional automobile. It was billed as both "World's Number One Fun Car" and "World's Most Exciting Small Car". Many people still believe it is. These people, and countless others, helped King Midget establish an important and significant niche in the annals of automobile history. The marque celebrates its 70th birthday this year. King Midget holds one untouchable record, being the only small car continuously manufactured for nearly a quarter of a century; from 1946 until operations ceased in 1970. Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt met as civil air patrol pilots during World War II and grew their idea of building inexpensive, affordable cars that anyone could buy into the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in the United States for a number of years. By 1951, Dry and Orcutt had developed the second model King Midget, a two passenger convertible offered either fully assembled or as a kit, powered by the 7.5 horsepower Wisconsin AENL engine. This model firmly established King Midget's reputation. It could carry more than its own weight, pull exceptionally heavy loads, had the agility of a mountain goat; all over arduous terrain with durability and economy for thousands of miles. This King Midget Series II Roadster has a correct Wisconsin engine and centrifugal clutch. It is finished in eye catching Fire Engine Red with silver accents. The padded seat was done in a nice off white vinyl.