Rare Kart! (FOUND) K-C King Kobra!

[MPeed]

New Update! 3/25/26 - The Kobra Kart has been found! 🫡

 

[MPeed]

Pic would of been from 1979-1981. Was purchased in eastern NC from a local Honda dealer.

 

[JimD]

The kart manufacturer was K-C Manufacturing Co.,Inc out of Quincy, Florida Send me an e-mail: jim@maxtorque.com and I will send you the brochure --You have the top of the line kart-- KING KOBRA

 

[Sparkwizard]

Pic would of been from 1979-1981. Was purchased in eastern NC from a local Honda dealer.

Can you name that Honda Dealer? I am in Eastern North Carolina.

 

[John Roger]

what happened to it

 

[MPeed]

Can you name that Honda Dealer? I am in Eastern North Carolina.

It was Moores Honda in Little Washington, they are out of business, dealership caught fire some years back.

 

[MPeed]

The kart manufacturer was K-C Manufacturing Co.,Inc out of Quincy, Florida Send me an e-mail: jim@maxtorque.com and I will send you the brochure --You have the top of the line kart-- KING KOBRA

I sent you a email Jim. Thank you very much!

 

[MPeed]

what happened to it

My Dad got upset and sold it...

 

[John Roger]

My Dad got upset and sold it...

dang... do you have a go kart?

 

[MPeed]

dang... do you have a go kart?

Oh yeah, I just don't have my first one, the Kobra, trying to get one back to put in my Grandchildrens collection.

 

[John Roger]

do you have pictures?

 

[JimD]

Here is the kart brochure I set to Mark. Wish him good luck finding one they did make a nice looking kart but not in much volume.

 

[MPeed]

Thanks again, Jim!

 

[MPeed]

do you have pictures?

Jim just sent me some in brochure. We have something to go off of now!

 

[Sparkwizard]

Are you still anywhere near Washington?
I am near Jacksonville

 

[MPeed]

Are you still anywhere near Washington?
I am near Jacksonville

We're not to far from Washington! Jacksonville isn't that far!

 

[Hellion]

Feels like I missed a thread and the images were edited out or something. Anyway, thanks for the documents JimD. Always gratifying to learn about a previously obscure go kart manufacturer.

I created images from the pdfs and cleaned up the images where I saw fit:

 

[MPeed]

Update! Pics and info has been found. Thanks JimD!

Hey everyone, this is the only image I have of this Kart, it was new on Christmas day. Been unable to find any information on manufacturer of kart or even pictures. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

The kart manufacturer was K-C Manufacturing Co.,Inc out of Quincy, Florida Send me an e-mail: jim@maxtorque.com and I will send you the brochure --You have the top of the line kart-- KING KOBRA

3/25/26 - Hey Jim! We finally found a Kobra!

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Awesome. Possible its actually your old kart?

 

[Hellion]

Thoroughly confusing thread and photos. Same kart and truck in post #1 and #18....