Rupp D301

[Tricky Ricky]

Hello Friends. Anybody know what engine came with the Rupp 301 when new?

 

[Kevin P7]

I believe it was a 3 hp Tecumsah motor
But I raced one with a 5 hp briggs

 

[Denny]

Would have been a Westbend or a McCollough I believe. Ask Itsid.

 

[Tricky Ricky]

Would have been a Westbend or a McCollough I believe. Ask Itsid.

I believe it was a 3 hp Tecumsah motor
But I raced one with a 5 hp briggs

Thanks Kevin. Funny the more people you ask the closer you can get to the source. The D301 was built as a Rupp / RobRon Kart and I’ve had the pleasure of talking with Robert Stanton who owns RobRon and still builds Rupp Dart karts today. The 301 was built as a yard kart and came from the factory with a 2.5 hp tecumseh. Check out the one for sale on Ebay

 

[Tricky Ricky]

I believe it was a 3 hp Tecumsah motor
But I raced one with a 5 hp briggs

Would have been a Westbend or a McCollough I believe. Ask Itsid.

Hey Denny. Thanks I found out is was built as a yard kart with a 2 1/2 hp tecumseh. Check out the one on ebay right now.

 

[Denny]

See even old dogs can learn something new.

 

[Tricky Ricky]

See even old dogs can learn something new.

Hahaha yup

 

[Kevin P7]

Thanks Kevin. Funny the more people you ask the closer you can get to the source. The D301 was built as a Rupp / RobRon Kart and I’ve had the pleasure of talking with Robert Stanton who owns RobRon and still builds Rupp Dart karts today. The 301 was built as a yard kart and came from the factory with a 2.5 hp tecumseh. Check out the one for sale on Ebay

I did but the seller wants way too much for it . I offered him $1000 for it but he turned me down

 

[Tricky Ricky]

I did but the seller wants way too much for it . I offered him $1000 for it but he turned me down

I don’t see it there any more. It was actually owned by a woman named Christine. She inherited it from her brother. 5 g’s. Woooah that was a lot of money, would have been nice to know what it sold for. Parted out it still wouldn’t hit 5 grand. But who knows these days. Maybe somebody offered her Doge coin for it LOL.

 

[Kevin P7]

It is still on there

 

[Tricky Ricky]

It is still on there

Saw that and I saw it somewhere else for 6000

 

[Kevin P7]

Nobody is going to pay that much for it

 

[Tricky Ricky]

Nobody is going to pay that much for it

If I were a rich man and Rupp was my thing, who knows. Nice little Kart. I have one and when you see them go down the road at a blistering 25 mph they actually look like an old indy car.

 

[Budget GoKart]

i traded the same robron d301 for a rare craftsman rider. i bought it for parts stripped it to fix my real dart kart. i got it from my buddy who bought it from some guy who bought it from some guy who wanted 500 for it and he inherited it from someone.

 

[Kevin P7]

A D 301 will be my next project

 

[Kevin P7]

I see the D 301 is no longer on ebay

 

[Tricky Ricky]

I see the D 301 is no longer on ebay

Hmmmm pulled or sold? Glad I saved the pics as good reference material for my restoration. I hope she got what she wanted, I liked it but not 5 grand worth of like.

 

[Kevin P7]

Most likely got pulled.

 

[Tricky Ricky]

I’m thinking you’re right. She wanted a big bag of money for that kart.

 

[Kevin P7]

still looking for a D301 to restore like the one I raced in the 70's