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Celebrating 60 Years of Quality & Innovation in Smart Golf Vehicles

June 19, 2018

Club Car, the globally renowned maker of golf cars and utility vehicles for commercial and personal use, is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2018. As authorised dealers of Club Car, Carryway is proud to be associated with a manufacturer that continues to be committed to highest standards of quality.

Carryway’s journey with the manufacturer started in 2002 as the company’s official dealer for their golf buggy and utility vehicles. In 2014, our reach spread to Scotland where we supported Club Car to facilitate the Ryder Cup, held at the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel.

Our partnership with Club Car has been incredibly valuable and successful over the years and continues to grow even stronger. As a tribute to the manufacturing giant on its 60^th anniversary, we have compiled the company’s journey from its inception in 1958, right up to the present day.

1960 – 1969 – Innovation in Golf Vehicles

Club Car introduces its first golf car featuring a steering wheel. This design makes moving around the course easy and comfortable. These Club Car vehicles soon become a favourite among celebrities like Sam Snead and Jackie Gleason.

The inclusion of a cargo box in the golf car increases its efficiency. This new feature paves the way for easier course maintenance.

1980 – 1989 – Club Car on World Map

Club Car DS, the brainchild of Dom Saporito, is introduced. This vehicle becomes an instant hit owing to its superior durability and ease of maintenance.

This vehicle soon becomes a role model for the entire golf industry setting new standards for innovation, design and functionality of golf vehicles. Club Car DS also brings international fame for Club Car.

The year 1985 sees the introduction of the Carryall II, a first-of-its-kind commercial utility vehicle that sets the path for later modern-day vehicles.

1990-1999 – More Achievement & Glory go to Club Car

A series of breakthroughs is witnessed during this period.

The year 1992 sees the introduction of FE290 – the first overhead valve engine
Custom Solutions Department comes into being, to develop on-demand vehicles catering to specific needs of customers
ArmorFlex, a sophisticated polymer design that aids in colour maintenance and increases resale value, makes its debut
Mobile merchandising vehicle Café Express makes its debut

2000-2009 – New Standards in Utility Vehicles

Club Car produces its 1,000,000^th golf car
Precedent i2, a golf car designed following a 5-year research project comes into being in 2004. The style and comfort unique to the vehicle soon sets new standards for golf cars globally and is a hit in the UK.
Carryall 295, Club Car’s first 4WD utility vehicle, launches in 2004
Excel Drive System for enhanced golf car efficiency and control launches in 2008, transforming driving experience for users
Villager 2+2 LSV is launched. It gains popularity as a comfortable low-speed street-legal vehicle to move around neighbourhoods and downtown

2010 -Present – Technologically Advanced Vehicles

Club Car introduces Connected Technology System in 2010 to help deliver an enhanced golfing experience
A zero-emission LSV comes out as the 2,000,000^th car on Earth Day in 2010
Carryall vehicles undergo a revamp and are released to market with best-in-class features including better ergonomics, greater load capacity and increased efficiency
Precedent i3, a fleet of advanced golf cars with high-end features, including onboard GPS, car tracking and more via advanced Visage Fleet Management System, is launched – Golf Digest bestows multiple awards upon Precedent i3
Onward® debuts in 2017, enabling users to create Club Car vehicles to personalised preferences of colour, wheels, seat and other accessories, entirely online
Club Car acquires GPSi, which partnered previously for the development of Visage Fleet Management System
New partnership with Verizon and Greg Norman Company is announced in 2017 for the purpose of Shark Experience
The conception of a new golf car fleet, Tempo, delivering automotive looks and feel, is announced

Carryway offers a range of Club Car vehicles for hire and sale. We have the Club Car Tempo for hire & sale, Club Car Precedent i2 for hire & sale, Club Car Visage GPS Technology to support.

We also cater to load carrier vehicle demands; and offer are the Club Car Carryall 100 for hire & sale, Club Car Carryall 1500 (4×4) for hire & sale and the road legal Club Car Carryall 710 LSV for hire & sale.

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Testimonials

Paul Bush OBE – Director of Events, VisitScotland

The Carryway operation was run very professionally and smoothly and to a very high standard. Their knowledge and attention to detail with the complicated planning and logistics involved were exceptional; they were a pleasure to deal with and I can highly recommend their services.

Rachel Mitchell – Senior Manager for Golf Events, IMG Golf

It has been a delight to deal with Carryway, who were our Official Golf Buggy Supplier for The 2019 Solheim Cup. They combine efficient logistics with a professional approach to every aspect of delivery, and the equipment our event benefited from was both functional and stylish. A big thank you to a wonderful Partner.

Dave Player, Team Brit Racing – CEO

The Carryway buggy was a lifesaver – and that’s no exaggeration! We were racing in the Aston Martin Le Mans Festival, which is a 45 mins support race just before the start for the big 24hr race. Our garages were about 2km away so getting all our gear to/from the pitlane for the race was made so simple because of the buggy! And it would have taken (the team) ages to get there and back! We are enormously proud of our new buggy and the livery made for it. It helps us stand out and helps raise our profile, not to mention being an essential team donkey.”

Simon Widowson – Event Men

Thank you Carryway for supplying the buggy for us at Chatsworth this year. All went well and no issues at all – it was a definite improvement on the equipment supplied last year by a different company. Happy to use you again for next year .

Daryn Cochrane – Head of Golf & PGA Professional, The Westerwood Hotel & Golf Resort

Thank you for the excellent customer service that we recently received from Hugh Healy, Carryway Support. Hugh was very thorough and had excellent communications with us regarding our buggy fleet at The Westerwood Resort – nothing was too difficult for him.

Caring For Life / Charity – Carl Rayner

Our open day event is a very important day for us, and it makes life much easier to have a relationship with a company (Carryway) that we can rely on each year.

Carryway are always a pleasure to deal with and their drivers are always friendly and professional. It takes a little bit of worry out of my job knowing that I can rely on your good service.

Many thanks to the team, especially Adam who was friendly, helpful and professional.

Nick Rushworth – Golf Operations Director, MacDonald Linden Hall

It is a pleasure to work with Carryway, the service and support they provide has been first class. We originally signed up for 14 brand new buggies for one year to sample working with the company.

We were pleased with the service and the product provided and have since signed up for the next few seasons and hopefully with many more to come after that.

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