Billycart Kids
Encyclopedia
Billycart Kids is an Australian company who make and distribute billycarts
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Unpowered, the billycart is designed to be pushed by a friend or run down a suitable slope. Users of this particular model claim Linear Park in Adelaide
may be the perfect track.
at their Port Pirie factory to hand drill, route and hand paint each piece to make every billycart unique.
Billycart Kids claim to be the only company in the world to ship this kind of product to consumers. The billycart comes as a flat pack and requires assembly.
Soapbox (car)
A gravity racer is a motorless vehicle capable of holding a driver built for the purpose of racing or recreation. They are propelled by gravity and can achieve speeds upwards of 112 km/h .-Soapbox cars:...
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Etymology
The term "billycart" originates from the Australian billygoat-pulled cart of the 1880s. Originally, a simple platform with four wheels and a moveable front steering column, the billycart was adapted to become a self-powered vehicle which children would race; the challenge being, to travel as fast and/or far as possible with the least initial momentum.Construction
Using timber from Australian renewable forests, this current model billycart has four wheels, a fixed rear axle and a steerable front beam axle, actuated by a hand held rope. The seat area is enclosed; designed for both safety and aesthetics.Unpowered, the billycart is designed to be pushed by a friend or run down a suitable slope. Users of this particular model claim Linear Park in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
may be the perfect track.
Company
Billycart Kids employs OranaOrana Incorporated
Orana Incorporated is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a diverse range of training and support services to over five hundred people with disabilities and their families in South Australia.The Mentally Retarded Children’s Society of SA Inc...
at their Port Pirie factory to hand drill, route and hand paint each piece to make every billycart unique.
Billycart Kids claim to be the only company in the world to ship this kind of product to consumers. The billycart comes as a flat pack and requires assembly.