What kind of car does Ann Margaret drive?

Answer 1

The car mentioned in a previous answer was actually a 1961 Kelsen Sports Rider electric car made by Art Kelsenin Stanton, California. These three-wheeled cars were built for running errands in developments and neighborhoods and had a top speed of about 25mph. While these were battery powered electric cars, they were not golf carts.

The Ann Margret car was a Kelsen Sports Rider "customized" by none other than George Barris, whose custom shop in North Hollywood, CA built numerous movie cars and customs. The Ann Margret car was the first in a series of small electric cars customized in the 1960's for Hollywood celebrities like Bob Hope, and others. Unlike Ann's car, the others were based on golf carts.

Barris removed the fiberglass hard top and fitted a fringed golf cart style top and frame and finished the entire car body in gold leaf, adding gold painted filigree and Ann Margret's name to the nose. Barris also added spun Moon discs covers to the rear wheels and custom upholstery.

Ann Margret liked the car so much that more than a decade later she still had it at her home in Benedict Canyon and she mentioned it in an interview for LIFE magazine in 1971.

The following was posted previously and was not fully correct: "This is not current but back in the sixties Ann-Margaret had a fancy semi-custom what was called an Olsen Electric- similar to a three-wheel golf cart with a fringe on top. Thios environmentlaly sound motor is appropriate as her Father was an Electrician and may have even customized the car! Family name was Olsen. Car Magazine special cars of the stars-circa l968 What a Year!"