EZPlansnow.com - Mini Vehicles

Vintage plans reprints and articles on design and construction of 4-wheeled mini-vehicles and more. Around 40 plans and articles, all listed below. The pictures are a small sample of the plans and articles included. With these rare plans, you'll see many ways of motorizing small vehicles and get a wealth of ideas. Some plans go back to the 1920s. In the old days, larger small engines weren't as readily available as they are today and most people made do with engines ranging in size from 1/2 HP to 1 1/2 HP and used ingenious gearing systems to give surprising power. These plans gave instructions on making everything yourself including brakes, drive-trains, pulleys etc. Nowadays, all these items can easily be bought from go-kart and mini-bike suppliers, saving a lot of work. You'll also find many ways to make an electric vehicle with old car starters and generators, still plentiful today. Some of these electric vehicles had much greater range than comparible mini vehicles available now. There are even plans for 2 rubber band-powered cars, one of which will go 3 miles when wound up. Craftsmen in the old days were very ingenius.