So I met my wife a long time ago and she was from Ohio, I was living in Philadelphia. Her grandparents have a barn in their backyard, and she had some of her stuff stored in it. The first time I opened the barn doors I saw a set of handle bars. When I asked about it, her grandfather told me he was the second owner of the Passport, and that he loved riding it around when he was younger. I offered to buy it from him for years. Eventually he passed, and my wifes grandmother sold it to me. Since I first saw it, until I actually got it, it was 7 years.



This was what I uncovered after an hour of digging! Total time was 1 hour 45 minutes to get it out of the garage.

 

Let the tear down begin!

 

 

 

 

The cat came out and beat up the dog a bit, and has now taken to being in the garage with me....my dog is hiding on his bed...he's an 80lb Malamute

 

 

The plastics are sunfaded, so I have to buy new ones to match the factory paint, but this is as she stands today. Well maybe...it's nice out, so I think I'll go out and work on her some more.

 

Awesome! Nice find! Did you just spray bomb it?

 

Actually I sanded and primed the areas that I painted, but didn't take pics of it....thought it was the most boring thing in the world.....I hate sanding!

 

Cool! Brings back memories. I used to have a red one back before I was old enough to drive. I used to drive it everywhere. The electric ignition was broken so I just kick started it all the time. 3 speed if I remember correctly. Top speed of between 45 and 50. Lots of fun though. Thanks for posting!

 

Cool project and good work!

 

Thatnks guys! So far it was running OK, but had some issues, so I replaced the cylinder and piston with a "big bore" kit. Took it from 72 cc's all the way up to 80 cc's, which is small, but a big change, plus added another 1.5 HP. That's a lot for such a small machine, and seeing as how I live IN a city, most of my driving is from 0-40 mph, which this little guy does with ease (and approaching 100 mpg!).

 

Above is the OLD piston in the NEW cylinder, and below is the New piston