New York Mets Bullpen Cart, circa 1967

Dimensions:
Height: 79”
Width: 69”
Length: 112”
Wheelbase: 85”

Electric powered Presidente Cart, circa 1967. Battery pack included. The cart is in drivable condition and remains completely untouched as to the original modifications. The cart is in a two-seat configuration, with seats mimicking bases, each with wear concurrent with age. The area to the outside of each seat has been widened to allow for the addition of speakers to either side. Green fabric interior shows the commensurate amount wear one would expect with a vehicle such as this. The exterior of the cart has cracks and minor paint chips to the edges of the helmet top as well as a few small scattered spots of loss around the helmet. Additional small areas of imperfections are visible as is some areas of paint flaking inside the helmet. Overall, this is a highly original vehicle with wear indicative of its age and in a condition one would expect. While not perfect, it is completely useable and presentable as is.
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A fantastic example of whimsical Major League Baseball marketing from the late 1960s, used intermittently at Shea Stadium for more than 20 years. Highlights of its use include a memorable appearance at the 1986 World Series versus the Boston Red Sox and then again in 2003 when Mets Captain John Franco drove Mets legend Tug McGraw onto the field as part of the team's celebration of the legendary 1973 team.

Immortalized by its dramatic appearance at the monumental 1986 World Series Championship in which it entered the field of play following the culmination of the Game Seven win, it promptly ran out of power adding further delight to the victory celebration.

Presented in largely original condition and displaying a lovely patina throughout, it is fully operational and represents an iconic of piece of New York sports history celebrating one of the City’s most memorable and important World Series Championship wins.