1967 King Midget MKIII Convertible

The first King Midget appeared in 1947 as a single-seater kit car accepting any one-cylinder engine. The price was 270 Dollars. From 1951 the Midget company was based in Athens, Ohio, offering the model in assembled form, using a six-horsepower Wisconsin motor and a one-speed automatic transmission of their own construction. Also in 1951, the second model was launched, a two-seater with a classic roadster body style and 7.5 horsepower produced by a Wisconsin 400cc L-head engine. That car, unofficially named Model II, was offered assembled or as a kit until 1957.

1958 brought the Model III with modern styling and a power output of 9.25 horsepower. The transmission was now a two-speed automatic. A few changes were made over the following years, and 1967 saw a 477cc engine by Kohler delivering a strong 12 horsepower. In 1969 the production of this lovely Ohio pocket-size roadster for just 1,095 Dollars came to a halt - after some 5,000 cars and the awareness that just a very few micro car manufacturers lived that long.