Eshelman Child Sport Car Microcar OEM 2 Horsepower Briggs & Stratton Engine

Foolishly and because I am not an experienced eBay seller, paid extra for establishing a reserve price and also for a 10 day auction. When my Eshelman was bid to $1650.00 and did not reach the reserve, received an alert from eBay to "relist your item." When I did so, t did not provide me with an option to remove myreserve price, hange the number of days or to select a start date. Consequently, ended that auction ASAP and within 24 hours. For all of the above reasons listed above, his is a 7 DAY auction with NO RESERVE.My adjectives in the title are correct. Eshelman Motors used the words Child Sport Car without the lower case letter "s." It was never advertised as a "Childs" or "Sports" car. Eshelman Child Sport Cars were sold by mail order and advertised inPopular Science magazine.Eshelman Child Sport Cars were very, ery expensive. Only an extremely wealthy family could afford to buy their child-children an Eshelman Child Sport Car. Not only must the family have had immense wealth, he buyer had to live on anestate, arm, r haveaccess to a road track. The cost of a 1953-1956 Eshelman Child Sport Car was$295.00 plus shipping. This$295.00cost in 1954equates to$2,436.00in2015.The model years of Eshelman Child Sport Cars were1953-1956. With the exception of the 1953 Eshelman Child Sport Car, ll front grills had the last two numerals of the year of manufacture stamped into the grill. Please note that this front grill reflects " '54 ESHELMAN."I purchased this Eshelman in 1990 and have owned it for 25 years. This is Eshelman Serial Number555. I have not done anything to the car except add premium gas, il changes twice a year and I have driven it in many, any parades. As you can see through the grill, t still has the OEM 2 Horsepower Briggs and Stratton four (4) cycle engine.To cold start the Eshelman, he manual choke knob is pulled out through the large OEM factory hole to the right of the center of the dash. The factory through-the-dash hole for the accelerator cable is accessed near the large OEM hole. The accelerator cable is pulled out all the way for speed and half-way for cruising.The handle of the pull start rope is high on the passenger side of the dash. Pull the rope cord, he engine will start, hen slowly push in the manual choke control knob until satisfied with the engine idle. The Eshelman has a through-the dash toggle switch that stops the engine. Once pushed down, he engine stops and the toggle switch automatically reverts to its "up" position.Please note thisEshelman is able topull a trailer, s reflected in the photo of the rear of my 1954 Eshelman. The OEMAero Dart 10 X 2.75hard rubber tires are still on the vehicle. These tires have several small areas where the hard rubber is missing. The tires today are exactly as they were when I bought my Eshelman in 1990. Since I purchased my Eshelman in 1990, he car has only been driven on smooth streets and never on sidewalks. Braking is on the rear wheels by a curved piece of heavy metal activated by the brake pedal. The dimensions are as follows and are as precise as is possible: length: 54inches -width: 25inches-height: 25inches weight: extremely heavy.The photo of the 1955 Eshelman advertisement listed to theright ofthe five photos states:CHILD'S AUTO WITH MOTOR70 MILES PER GAL. GAS.Sturdy, afe/.Commended by"PARENTS' MAG."Shipping Points:Balto., hicago, enoFree Catalog Write:Eshelman Co.Dept. MC-211A109 Light St.,Balto. 2, d."Because I amnot a shipper,you will be required to make your own arrangements for shipping to your location. Naturally, will assist in any way I can. If you prefer I deliver the Eshelman to you at your expense, erhaps arrangements can be made. Please bid if you wish to own this very desirable and extremely rare collector car but please don't waste my time or your time with bids you cannot afford to pay. Please do not send me an email unless you have a specific question that pertains to the Eshelmanonly. If you have any questions other than pricing and would prefer to speak with me, lease feel free to call: Howard G. Singer:619-980-4586.Please be so kind to let me explain that there is nosuch thingas"sniping"onanyeBay auction. It is amusing that there are individuals that believe in the existence of"sniping." Those of you who believe in"sniping,"I would like to ask one question of you. Suppose there are 18,000 people who have a"sniping"app. Near or at the end of an eBay auction, hich one of those 18,000 people would it serve? I strongly recommend you not wait until the last two days or several hours and minutes before the close of the auction to bid on my 1954 Eshelman Child Sport Car. If you feel as though you can wait until the last minute and sneak up on it . . . WRONG! It's very simple. Regardless whether your bid is placed on thefirst dayof the auction, he last day of the auction or atany other time,the person who bids thehighestamount WINS!I am expecting to be paid in full within 3 DAYS from the close of the auction and alsoexpect that the winner will make arrangements to receive the scooter within a REASONABLE length of time. Thank you.Links are not permitted in an eBay auction. When entering the following two titles in YouTube, lease remember to omit the quotation marks. To my knowledge, hese are without a doubt the most enjoyableYouTubetitles:"1954 Eshelman Sport Car: 2010 Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade"and"1955 Eshelman sport 55 car"Eshelman Child Sport Cars are rarely offered for sale at auction or privately. Collectible and rare are mild descriptions. All the very best luck and skill to each and every one of you. Please remember . . . you can't take it with you.