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Scat-Cat-O-Car
Produced by Pac-A-Lite Mfg. Co., Mount Morris, MI
Following the success of the Mini-Mount conversion kit and the Scat Cat and Scat Cat 29 race cars, Pac-A-Lite Mfg. Co. introduced the smaller Scat-Cat-O-Car, designed to be powered by OK Cub engines ranging in size from .049 to .099 cubic inches.

Only 6 1/4 inches long, the Scat-Cat-O-Car featured a stamped aluminum pan and a thinner gauge drawn aluminum body.  The engine was mounted in the tail with direct drive powering the left rear wheel.  Also included was an aluminum pan handle, a spring steel "wheelie bar", and a drawn aluminum fuel tank.

Scat-Cat-O-Cars powered by the smaller .049 and .074 OK Cub engines would best be described as gas powered toys, and only the .099-powered cars were intended for actual competition.  Those .099-powered cars were fitted with 2-inch diameter Veco semi-pneumatic rear tires and wheels along with a steel flywheel inner drive wheel hub.  Even so, the .099-powered cars were not competitive and the Scat-Cat-O-Car did not enjoy the same success of the earlier Scat Cat and Scat Cat 29 cars.

The car with the polished body shown in the photos is powered by an OK Cub .099 engine.  Originally owned by H.S. Briggs of Pontiac, MI, the original body was replaced with a hand-formed sheet aluminum body fabricated by Ron Fournier of Detroit.  Fournier formed the body using the hardwood buck shown in the photo.

The black painted car is powered by an OK Cub .074 engine and was the personal car of Clare Counterman who actually designed and built the 
Scat-Cat-O-Car while he was employed as a mechanical designer and machinist at Pac-A-Lite.

The red painted car is powered by an OK Cub .049 engine and is all original and complete.

Shortly after the death of its original owner, Pac-A-Lite Mfg. Co. was sold and the new owner had no interest in continuing to produce gas powered miniature race cars  As a result, the remaining inventory of Mini-Mounts, Scat Cats, Scat Cat 29s, and Scat-Cat-O-Cars was hauled off to the local land fill for disposal.

Anyone looking for an NOS Scat Cat, Scat Cat 29, or Scat-Cat-O-Car might consider visiting the landfill outside Mount Morris, MI.  There, under a 75-year accumulation of garbage, is a treasure trove of race cars and parts.

Bring a shovel!