just a bit ago drove past Knottsberry farm on the way down to this smoothie bar in Little Saigon... anybody know whatever happened to the miniature old cars of the ride that was here years ago in the 60's and 70's at the nw corner of beach and crescent?
I remember those cars. Drove them a few times also. They are either stored somewhere where you can't get to them or sold off as scrap and crushed.
that was Henry's Livery Ride - 1958-1978 - gas powered replica Model T cars that were "driven" on a special track. big time stuff back then.
i remember henrys livery ride. that was a bit further north of this location in the park. more toward the 'ghost town'. the cars ( and track) that i am asking about were at the southern side right next to beach blvd. these paticular cars were slightly larger and various body styles and were not guided on a center track (i think)..
I remember those. There was no "guide" track and the cars looked like a model "T" roadster. For the past few years now, someone has been with one of those Knotts car at the Chino Cornfield Run, and they drive it around. I don't like Knotts with all those coasters now (except for Ghost Rider) because they ruin the atmosphere of Knotts.
About a year ago I was dropping off a load of scrap metal at a yard here in Tucson and they had a scale model T that someone had dropped off. As I was talking to the owner of the yard about buying it the front end loader ran it over! I wonder if it might have been one of those?
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