Part project book and part theory-based companion this book is the definitive illustrated guide to the design and construction of these wheeled marvels. Variously called a soapbox, buggy, trolley, cart, and bogie, the billy cart has been a favoured transportation system of kids of all ages for the last eighty years.
The book includes the history of racing, construction basics, instructions for a basic cart, and ideas for customising your cart. There are ten designs for more advanced carts. With step-by-step instructions, diagrams and colour illustrations.