The electric models sported a 36 volt electric drive train powered by six 6-volt batteries until the late 90s when Columbia switched to a 48-volt battery pack.įor most early Harley and Columbia golf cars the vehicle identification number is stamped into a metal plate located just above the left (driver side) rear tire riveted onto the cross brace. Both the 3 and the 4 wheeled cars came equipped with a 250cc, 2 cycle gas engine until 1996 when a 4-cycle Briggs & Stratton 9hp Vanguard engine became standard. The lift-up rear body design continued into the 90’s well after Columbia ParCar took possession of the company. This tiller steering bar is common to most of the early golf cars but a few came standard with a steering wheel instead. Note the chrome ‘Tiller Bar’ steering handle and the ‘outrigger’ front bumper. It was common on many golf courses in the late 60’s and throughout the 70’s.
The 3 wheel Harley-Davidson golf car pictured here is the most familiar version. This model had many changes occur under the hood and a few cosmetic ones too. The entire rear body lifted up and hinged rearward to reveal the entire engine (or battery & motor) compartment. It first appeared as a 3 wheeler in ’63 and later a 4 wheeled car was made.
Over the years several Harley-Davidson models have come and gone but the ‘Classic’ body style, with the deep well, lift back rear body, is the best known. Harley golf cars originated in 1963, made by the same people that made the motorcycles. Columbia ParCar started life in 1982 when they bought the old Harley-Davidson Golf Car Company.
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