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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Bigcheese327, Dec 4, 2007.

  1. banjeaux bob
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    Amilcar with some fresh body work by Roach Manufacturing Ltd. 64793_737670802996139_7581909718377570461_n.jpg
     
  2. banjeaux bob
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    Spider from G.L. ... 1480716_627310617347586_1223864511195657934_n.jpg 10325797_627311440680837_4247030795723524799_n.jpg 10259342_627311490680832_3454336647429048950_n.jpg
     
  3. banjeaux bob
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    1506854_627310290680952_1409957017816482718_n.jpg GN "THUNDER 10305420_627310010680980_1792386059767767331_n.jpg 983679_627310120680969_3749709670066681842_n.jpg 10247222_627310190680962_3986443022229716574_n.jpg 10274332_627310244014290_796172451780691181_n.jpg BUG" by G.L. ...
     
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  4. banjeaux bob
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    A couple of Frazer-Nash from G.L. ... 10154480_627310340680947_3115970865115804211_n.jpg 10171635_627310400680941_8099697825994719170_n.jpg
     
  5. motoklas
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    Hello Kume,

    Great buy indeed!

    That could be excellent base for building your own auto, no mater if it is in a style of pre-War cycle-cars, or maybe in a style of so called "baby-cars" as was Alldays & Onions - that was small, but almost real automobiles! The most famous was Peugeot Bèbè designed by Bugatti...

    Probably you mentioned, but I forgot: do you have some other components for Alldays & Onions (chassis, suspensions, transmission...) or just those bought now? If you have the rest, you could build re-creation of your beloved model. If not, than whatever you want using this wonderful engine and grill with radiator plus a few small but nice details that you ...

    Please, keep us inform, whatever you decide and start to build...

    Ciao, Zoran
     
  6. Kume
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    Thanks for the encouragement Zoran. I have a midget chassis, springs, wheels and the remains of about four motors plus my recent purchase. I still need a gearbox and or diff to make it a viable restoration. So for now it is the makings of a wee special. The original Midget bodied aren't that attractive . I like the Peugeot and the Humberette bodies but for now I am thinking of a simple body like the A lldays pictured below but with lowered seat i.e. just a dash board and seat more like a speedster I guess. .
    I have a spare Wolseley 15hp gearbox with side mounted shift that looks period and very similar to the original Alldays box - maybe an early Austin seven diff - so watch this space.
     

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    Photos of Alldays Midget , Humberette, Peugeot Bebe
     

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  8. motoklas
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    Kume,

    For a couple of the first decades of motorisation, image of automobiles is defined by grill, maybe bonnet, and of course engine and chassis. Original bodies were often made by different carosserie-artistes, or later modified and changed. Specials appeared early, a few years before The Great War. Most of them are speedsters, or torpedo aluminium bodies. A lot of Edwardian era automobiles were modified to sporting models, after the War, because of too big demand for new cars... As it would be too complicated and too expensive to reconstruct original body, which isn't attractive as you said, some special would be nice - just to be in proper style of that era. You will built it for yourself - not for museums and auctions?

    During my life in Belgrade, I tried a few times to build some light special for me – there were donnor cars, some knowledge and experience - what I couldn't do by myself, I would have help of my brother and my friends, back-yard master-enthusiasts. But I failed from 3 main reasons: no proper working space (garage), not enough of spare money and - no understandable and supporting wife! So, all projects finished on junk-yard or was given to friends to try their luck. Now in Serbia, couldn't be find anything useful (all of that finished on junk-yards – which is bad, or at Belgrade Automobile Museum – which is good). Here in Swiss, everything is too expensive and I am now 64... Beside, now I have two of missing conditions (new wife with garage), but still not the third...

    Therefore - keep going and writing. Attached are photos of Bugatti 10, prototype for famous series that led to Brescia models, that could be inspiration. But, any version of smaller speedster could be fine, too.

    Zoran
     

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  11. motoklas
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    Hello there,

    As I mentioned some time ago, I will post something about Spanish cycle-cars, no mater if they "invented" cycle-cars, or it is just legend. But, they have some quite interesting. A few video-links are attached, for a start.

    Ciao,

    Zoran



     
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    P.S.: Shown is somehting more "serious" automobile, developed from simple cycle-cars...
    Zoran
     
  13. banjeaux bob
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    Morgan by J.S. ... 10801490_1008926519124535_1480663377381261165_n.jpg 10806492_1008926715791182_7106599369458975651_n.jpg
     
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  16. banjeaux bob
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    Here is the Bignan on video from Amilcar26....

     
  17. Kume
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    Thanks for the ride - Loved it!
     
  18. banjeaux bob
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    Here's Marc attacking Mount Ventoux in a rain storm.A.P. image... 10150772_656336301069353_1037290984_n.jpg
     
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  19. Kume
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    Majola - with spare wheel!




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  20. gnichols
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    Love this spare tire idea. A clever team manager could fill the exposed spoke area on each side with flat discs for advertising or the car number. Or enclose the tire with a head rest that doubles as a fin / rudder. And throw in a roll bar hoop in front of the tire just to legitimize it all! Gary
     
  21. banjeaux bob
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    Barn Find Benjamins benjam17.jpg benjam10 (1).jpg photo_10.jpg
     
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  24. motoklas
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    Kume,
    One below has body in almost "open sport-limusine" style?
    Ciao,
    Zoran
     
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  26. Kume
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    yes they sure had a range of body styles 20080123.jpg
     
  27. banjeaux bob
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    1919 Slaby Beriger / 10520844_733130826765564_3701548846354719624_n.jpg PT via G.L.....
     
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  28. Kume
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    ooohh bugga !! - Love the graffiti in the background. 10473610.jpg
     
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  29. Ned Ludd
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    Another iteration of the classic French skiff. The best-known proponents of the type were Labourdette: might this be their work?
     
  30. fredvv44
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    28 liter Fiat firing up. Not cyclecar but you HAVE to see this if you love old cars.

    They say there is a film coming out in Feb. but I couldn't find any more info on it.
     
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