The Electra-King: "King of the Electrics"

During the 1960s and 1970s, the self-proclaimed “King of the Electrics” was the Electra-King, made by B&Z Industries of Long Beach, California. During the first half of the King’s 17-year reign it was not much more than a 3-wheeled golf with an enclosed body. Its six-6V batteries powered a 1hp army surplus tank turret motor that could propel the 500lb cart to 18mph. That was probably plenty fast, as the E-K had no front brake. After an ownership change in 1972, the Electra-King could be had with a bit more power and with 4 wheels…but not 4 brakes. The King was a favorite of octogenarian Richard Petty wannabes for roaring (quietly) around their retirement communities.

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An ideal product placement for the Electra-King would have been the 1999 James Bond flick, The World is not Enough, driven (slowly) by the beautiful and exotic supervillain, Elektra King, played by French actress Sophie Marceau. But that movie came out 19 years after B&Z had gone bankrupt.