When I first joined the forum some years ago, one of the members that immediately caught my attention was Steve Durham. All of his posts seemed well thought out, friendly…..and very informative. Once I found out he and his family actually owned and operated their own “Mini-Bike” shop back in the 60’s and 70’s….I really became a fan.
While looking through his photo album I spotted the little “Christmas Trike” and just thought it was the neatest thing! I sent him a PM telling him so, and he gave me the history behind it…where the idea came from, when it was built, and who it was built for. There were even plans made to mass produce the little trike and market it to young riders age 5-10…but it never came to fruition.
The proto-type was the one and only ever built… given to young Stevie Durham, Christmas morning 1972.
It’s a great story but with a mysterious ending….somehow over the years, the little trike was lost to time. Steve has questioned various family members trying to track it down......but no one seems to recall what became of it.
I told Steve couple of years ago that I would love to build a replica and asked his permission to work off the original design. Then I got sidetracked…got working on some other projects …….but the Christmas Trike was always there in the back of my mind…."someday".. I kept saying.
Well "someday is here"……..The Christmas Trike Redux.
-KK Kid
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