This is by far the coolest one of the cars you have saved so far!

I would make that my daily driver with the top down. That’s as close as you can get to driving a go kart on the road.

Please please please do a whole restoration on this! You just dont see anything like this nowadays

Hell yeah another banger. She’s a runner, even with a little water in the gas tank haha

Wow! I'm 72 and when I was a kid I always wanted a King Midget! A dumb cool car! I'd love to have one now, haha! Clean it up and have fun with it. Thanks!

King Midget was made from 1946 till about 1970 with a total of about 5,000 cars. Starting price in the early days was around $500 (and change) as a kit. Eventually they sold a finished car but I couldn't find a price on that. The final production year was 1970 with only a hand full made due to a fire at the factory. Emissions and crash standards caused the price to not be competitive and the factory was never rebuilt. This was about the same time you could buy a VW, Honda, or even a Rambler for well under $2k.

I'd buy that off you. Not kidding. $3000 as it sits

The King Midget is a bona fide classic. You must restore this one!

am i the only one who saw him spray water in the gas tank with no cap 😂😂

I worked with a guy who had one of these years ago. He told me that his main complaint was when he drove it on a rainy day, the centrifgul clutch and the belt would slip like crazy. A very neat little piece of history you have there.

That thing's a real museum piece, probably the lowest mileage King Midget 3 in existence. There's even that instruction sticker in the window! Pretty amazing find.

This thing is worth a remodel. Judging by the condition of it I would believe it was only driven 3 miles and then abandoned.

Just clicked on still watching. I’ve got two of these that grandpa came up with when my mom was a kid. His first one had been used at an amusement park where they had a fleet of them. When he found it the chassis was down to the frame rails in sand inside a huge sandbox at a campground. The second car came from a friend of ours who drove it in parades with the Shriners. It’s an earlier model that didn’t have metal floorboards they were built with plywood floors. It’s rare to find a car that actually has the top bows,cloth and seat cushions. The centrifugal clutches are hard to find for them and they’re bad about sliding the friction material off of them. Can’t remember the name of the company but there’s a place in Evansville Indiana that relines the clutches.

That little car is worth several thousand dollars , probably more ! Nice find.

Now that is neat! I'd swap out the one-banger for a liquid-cooled twin cylinder Rotax, add a heater and side curtains, with windows, of course, and make a usable trunk in the front.

Jumping jitterbugs, you are so lucky! I would love to have a King Midget. I would drive that thing till the wheels came off. that be my daily driver, going to the store and back and running up to the post office, you name it I would drive that thing all over the place!!!

Would love to see that car fully fixed up and detailed

That thing looks fun as hell, reminds me of a mini VW Thing

The King Midget was manufactured in Athens Ohio, I would love to find one, like this

That little thing cleaned up GREAT!! You need to post more videos of this one, she's KOOL!!!

What a slick little car! It's great that it moved any at all after all these years and pack rats. It's so shiny and neat I have got to have it.

I wish cars like this were easier to find I would love driving one of these!! I wish they still made these kit cars....

Looks like loads of fun. Be nice to see it running through town.

If you did a full restoration you’d have a nice investment there. These little things have a cult following and even like that they’re worth thousands

TWO uploads in a day? Epic! Thanks for hard work. Watching you wrestle with various parts that won't behave or electricity that keeps wanting to 'sting' you makes ne feel better about my own car issues. The 'everything goes smoothly and to plan' channels are ok but its the stubborn engines, cruel electrics and bolts etc that make this channel awesome 👌

I love the way the dust and dirt preserves the body on vehicle's. Better than any cover

These were originally released as kit cars but were later released as complete cars until 1970. I can't imagine anyone sane driving it on the highway as it really is not much more than a go-kart. There are clubs out there for people who collect them, I imagine some club member would love a three mile original.

You driving that neat little kit car reminds me of maw and paw kettle driving thru barn! That one may be a keeper!

I would totally buy that little car for myself! Nice find!

Nancy's guy Frank here, when I was a very young guy I found the ad for these cars in the back of Popular Mechanics Mag. I wrote to the comp. and got info... loved them from that point on. Found a fellow who was driving one to the local college (Richmond Professional Inst. at the time now Virginia Commonwealth Uni. now)... he said that he took it on I-95 for about ten miles each day to get to school, would run about 55 but that was flat out. Great MPG and easy to find a parking place in Richmond Va too. Never did get to own one.

That was a fancy golf cart in it's day and time for the retired rich folks.

Those old K series Kohler engines are excellent. That car is in incredible condition!

I would love that car forever!

This Little Car Is Awesome!! Totally Addicted To This Channel!!

I love how he sniffs the gas a few times then says “yknow maybe it’s just 24 years old” bruh no way you’re able to tell that from a sniff😂

Dang that little car cleaned up nice. It’ll be fun to run around in once it’s all ready for the road.

1:09 OH MY GOD WHERE IS THE GAS CAP!?! WATER! GAH! No but seriously i love watching you bring old car's powerplants back to life.

These videos are brilliant. I’ve been going through them when up at 3am feeding my new daughter. Thanks!

Famous last words….” Oh, we don’t have any brakes”……😂

You stay finding gold!!! For what it’s worth, you’re one of my top favorite channels, real damn close to Derek at Vice Grip. The weird sh*t you find is awesome

Hay!!! Thanks a pile!!! I love the king midgets whish I could own one!!! Your so lucky!!! Be nice to it, it's a timeless classic!!!

You Find Some Of The Coolest Vehicles,, I Am Absolutely Jealous..I Am Disabled & Only Need To Make Short Little Trips To The Store,,, Doctor Appointments,, Etc. & This Little Gem Would Be Perfect For Me.

Such a cool little rig. I think that little buggy genuinely might only have 3 miles on it. They likely bought it, drove it to town, deemed it too underpowered or a death trap, couldn't get their money back, and parked it.

Old skool belt drive! Love them!

My first car waas an Austin Mini, 1000cc tranverse engine so engine mountings were always a problem, always needing attention. Darn thing effectively broke in two down to having transverse engine! It got worse and worse til Friday night when it escalated too far! When you accelerated there was a huge BOOM and when you braked another 'CRASH'. Had to get home but journey was hairier than a sasquatch in December. I felt something pushing back on brakes! Got my buddy to look under mats on passenger side, accelerated 'CRASH', braked 'BOOM' the huge plate in each footwell of the floor was rising inches when I braked and crashed back diwn when i accelerated! Apparently moving forward made bottom of the wing move inches...my garage pal looked at me and said you drove that home on motorway...? (I didn't want to be touching brake accelerator constantly was my theory but i was real young, first car had licence week or 3)

That was brilliant, what a great little car, it will turn heads wherever you go.

One thing I respect and enjoy about your videos is that there's no foolish phony acting and hooplah. No acting like a sugar high having child, as a grown man. No blatantly obvious orchestral setup to it all. I guess Arkansas does a have few decent people in it after all. 🤣

I'm surprised the paint looks so good

That thing is adorable!!!! I'd love to have one. body is in good shape too.

Love that little car, so cute.

What an awesome looking little ride.

Used to have a Neighbor that had something similar to this. Before I moved away couple years ago. I was used to seeing him drive around in it daily. He would go to work, grocery store in it. It was fully Licensed. I think he did something to the Engine or had different one in it. Cause He would take it on the Thruway in New York and Go down to Delaware in it every couple months.

That's a lovely little project car that cleaned up really easily, what a lucky find.

Boy that's real smart to wash your car with the gas cap off what a genius

Part 2 ! Your about the only vehicle fixer I watch keep it going!

Dang someone's going to love that car , !! Well looking forward to the old GM truck project that's the best first start in my opinion !! Thanks for the video and update !!!

Wow that body is not rusted or paint chipped in one freakin spot it had to have been covered in a barn or something there is no way it would come out that prisitine lol Every time you get these old engines/cars started or driving I get gity like a little kid in a candy store man! I love your channel thanks for documenting all of these cool videos!

This looks like such a fun little car, your videos are so satisfying!

Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks

Thank you for keeping this video your own personality and not trying to copy VGG ( like every one else does). It was enjoyable to watch, Well done.

What a neat little car! I'd say that's one of the few you might wanna get fully restored

Glad you cleaned it up. Would love to see more of your cars cleaned up tbh

a nice little peace of history love it hope you get it finished it would be good to see it back on the road love your vids

Great video… too bad we missed out on the carb rebuild and reassembly. 👍

This little car is awesome!!

Wow that thing actually looks amazing

Cooooool. Love to see more on that little dude👍👍👍

One of my college professors had a red one just like it. He used to drive it on nice days and park it on the sidewalk in front of the lecture hall.

I miss when cars were fun like this.

Damn you're gonna do a will it run on something almost 100 years old? Thats really exiting

Mustie1 has one of these! His was not as good this one, but his video might be worth a look-at even if it's just for the hell of it. Engine service every 20 to 25 hours of use, and avoid E10 fuel. Should be good for years to come!

Runs like a champ!!

Happend upon your channel and decided i liked it .. So i subscribed

I'm being serious when I say this these videos are honestly entertaining to watch keep it up

Need a part 2 for this this one is so sick

Love this little King ! Nice job getting her running again Mr. Jennings!. Kohler is a great engine, That model has an internal compression release . A little cam lets the exhaust valve hang open just a hair, so it can crank over easy. Then when she fires, the centrifugal force lowers the cam so the exhaust valve can fully close getting full compression. Great design. Love to own that little car . peace

Never seen one of those small cars, Love the content and always a great day to get one running.

You found a great one, most the other vids we've seen of the kings their either disassembled, chopped up or half rotted.

This is just the coolest thing ever!

Great thing with that engine is it makes troubleshooting spark plug wires pretty easy 😂

Where do you find all of these cars? Great job on all of these. I love your persistence.

Man, I love your channel I hope you have a wonderful day

gorgeous little car !!!!!!!!!! really rare car too

love seeing you getting these things moving

This things super cool, would love to have one of these to just hop into and pop down to the shops in lol

That thing is friggen awesome! You have some great oddball content! Really digging it!

Jennings, admire your perseverance~

Barley starts* after: let’s drive through the field I forgot we don’t have breaks 😂

Excited to see another video if this little car.

I am getting a "Dukes of Hazzard" feeling now! Had a selfmade buggy and drove to the fields and town like that and feld like "bo and Luke"in one!

More like a Go-Kart, than a fancy lawn-mower.

Imagine these flying around a go kart track. Oh that would be great.

What a funny little car, great find

Thanks for the video

These videos keep me going amigo. Keep it up 👍

That reminds of a Clown car they use at a Circus. lol. Glad the blower is coming in handy.

Good work sir! You never disappoint👍

Looks like it would be fun to drive around.

Hey man keep that thing they are badass and that one looks clean as hell!

Looks like a great little toy for a young teen to play around with