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1950 Barn Door Bus at Volksfest 2011, owned by Joe Mond from Dubuque Iowa.
Motorkars celebrated Memorial Day this year with a car show fundraiser for Kids 'n Kamp at the Motorkars facility on King Avenue. Click on the header to read more.
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We've had some unusual projects in our
time, but der Bierwagen is as about unusual as it
gets. Jason Davis from Sierra Nevada Brewing asked us
to partially restore the 1982 Vanagon to be towed, not
driven, as a trailer type beer wagon. It has no drive
train or even interior. It will, however, be an
excellent beer dispensing machine from the taps visible on
the "driver" side.
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Here's some of the ways
people have misspelled our company name, which could never happen
on
our web pages.
| Mootorkars - | No we will not milk your cow! |
| Motokars - | Off-roading is not where we want to go! |
| Mortarkars - | We'll leave the pyrotechnics to the experts! |
| Motorwerks - | Already being used by BMW® |
| Motorkrafts - | Sounds like something Martha Stewart should be driving. |
| Motor Kars - | One word please! |
| Motorcars - | How ordinary! |
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The latest addition to the Motorkars family is our new company watchdog Otto. Otto is constructed of broken and worn out parts from several of our customer's cars. He is standing guard in the flower bed next to the front entry door. Can you identify all 12 different car parts used to create him? (Click on Otto for answers.) |
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After the game everyone enjoyed the festive burning of Mister Bubblehead and shared stories by the bonfire. Thanks to everyone who contributed their time, energy, money and spirit to help make this a successful event for Kids’n Kamp. Don’t forget to “Keep on Truckin”. Click on the header to read more. |
Motorkars, Inc. celebrated it's 30th anniversary with a banquet dinner held on the evening of October 29th, 2005 at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe just around the corner from Motorkars. The guest list included family, employees and professional associates. Click on the header to read more.
Some people have used the term "eccentric" to describe vintage Volkswagen Bus owners. We at Motorkars welcome the term since we have several Bus owners on our staff. One such owner (who will remain unnamed) has combined two of his favorite pursuits-growing flowers and Volkswagen Buses.
The concept occurred several years ago and now has taken on a life of it's own. This picture of his backyard is evidence of his "eccentric" perspective. The Bus is a shortened 1969 model year that the current owner saved from being crushed into oblivion. The Bus has become a "time capsule" of sorts. Everything inside the Bus dates to 1970 or before (except for the mannequins). People have begun donating old (pre-1970) items to help fill the cargo area and leave a piece of themselves for the garden.
The gas pump acts as the cornerstone of the garden with it's meter having been adjusted to reflect the year the garden was completed. There are various automotive items throughout the garden. There is an old tire tube test tank, a vintage windshield wiper display cart and some old filler cans just to name a few.
The motivation for the four seasons of the bus garden comes from the 1971 James Taylor song "You've Got A Friend". Some of you may remember the lyrics in the song,
Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall
All you have to do is call.
" Keep on Truckin'"
Here's a head turner we saw at the Das Vroom European auto show. It's Bill Simon's 1955 sunroof oval window Beetle towing his 1952 split window.
The following photos show what happens to mechanical components when they are pushed beyond their limits.
Black Beauty is an early example of the Motorkars restoration capabilities, creating Museum quality show cars out of neglected vintage automobiles. Click on the header to read more.
The engraved Motorkars stone in the front of the shop is a stone from the old Ohio Penitentiary wall. The penitentiary was built in 1834 and was located only several miles from where Motorkars now stands. We purchased the stone from the State when the pen was torn down in 2000 to make way for the development of the Arena District. We had it engraved with the Motorkars name as a reference point for our customers.
For a close-up view of the marker, see the Services Offered page. It can also be seen on the home page.
(Click on images to see full size scans)
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