A soapbox car (also variously known as a soapbox cart, and especially in Australia, billy cart) is a motorless vehicle capable of holding a driver (usually a child) built for the purpose of racing or recreation. Propelled by gravity, soapbox cars can reach upwards of 50 km/h (30 miles per hour). Originally, soapbox cars were built from wooden soap (or orange) crates and rollerskate wheels, but have grown more sophisticated over time, with materials like aluminum and fiberglass being utilized.In the United Kingdom a soapbox car is called a buggy, trolley, cart. It is also sometimes called a go-cart, although that now more usually refers to a similar vehicle with a motor, spelt "go kart". In Scotland and northern England it can also be called a bogie, cartie/cairtie or guider.
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