EXHIBIT (99)(a)
Clark Equipment Company
100 North Michigan St.
P.O. Box 7008
South Bend, Indiana 46634

                           NEWS RELEASE

Contact:  Joe Fimbianti                      Release Date: Immediate
          219-239-0176

        CLARK EQUIPMENT AGREES TO PURCHASE CLUB CAR, INC.

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, February 3, 1995 -- Clark Equipment Company
(NYSE:  CKL) and Club Car, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLBC) of Augusta,
Georgia, today jointly announced that they had signed a merger
agreement providing for Clark to acquire all of the outstanding
shares of Club Car for a cash price of $25.00 per share, or a
purchase price of approximately $237 million.

Club Car is currently one of the largest manufacturers of golf
cars and light utility vehicles in the world.  The company
maintains a worldwide distribution network of more than 300
distributors, dealers, direct sales offices and branches.  Club
Car has enjoyed substantial sales growth in recent years due to
the increased popularity of golf, its ability to produce high
quality innovative vehicles, and its expansion into overseas
markets.  Club Car's sales in fiscal 1994 were $186 million, and
it has approximately 775 employees. 

In announcing the agreement, Leo J. McKernan, Clark chairman,
president and chief executive officer, said, "Club Car is a
strong,  successful company with a new-golf-car market share of
approximately 35 percent in North America.  Its combination of
high quality products and technological market leadership has
driven sales growth at a compound annual rate of nearly 18
percent for the past 15 years."

George Inman, Club Car's chief executive officer, said, "We
believe that Clark and Club Car are an excellent fit.  We expect
to benefit from Clark's considerable expertise  in manufacturing,
distribution and overseas marketing."

Under the terms of the merger agreement, a subsidiary of Clark
will promptly commence a cash tender offer for all outstanding
common shares of Club Car at a price of $25.00 per share, net in
cash.  Shares not purchased in the tender offer will be acquired
in a subsequent merger at $25.00 per share as soon as practicable
after the completion of the tender offer. Clark also entered into
an agreement with holders of approximately 28 percent of Club
Car's common stock, including certain investment funds which are
affiliates of Kelso & Company, Inc.,  who have agreed to tender
their shares to Clark.


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In closing,  Mr. McKernan said, "Club car meets our stringent
strategic acquisition criteria.  While we do not expect the
acquisition to have a material effect on Clark's 1995 earnings,
we believe it will improve our 1996 results and add significant
shareholder value in the years to come."

Clark Equipment Company's core businesses design, manufacture and
sell skid-steer loaders, highway paving and construction
equipment, and axles and transmissions for off-highway equipment.












































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