Re: Doesn't anyone east of the Rockies have a 3 ft gauge speeder for sale?

Popeye8762 Wrote:
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> I received several fine offers and sage advice
> from Californians and Oregonians, but it's a bit
> far to travel from East Tennessee...

Doug,

I'm a speeder owner and from my experience, a lot of narrow gauge cars are built rather than bought. There are numerous examples of the conversions out there. I even know of a speeder operator who has a car that he can swap the axles on between standard and narrow gauge.

Dean Mark, purveyor of motorcar parts, sells the narrow gauge axles. For the experienced/equipped person, the conversion makes a nice winter project.

Frequently the smaller cars are simply narrowed overall to 36" gauge.

I'm sure you've seen this page, but for those who've not:

[www.keithmackey.com]

I'd also recommend posting to the motorcar e-mail list.

(For any would-be speeder operators out there, we have a lot of fun! Check out the excursion calendars online and consider joining us.)

FWIW,
-Jeff Ford