Let's Talk Cyclecars

Fred,​

It could be gasoline-engine powered - please take a look at opening for air on the rear side of the body, behind driver?
That "magic-box" could be reservoir for oil, with small pump? (too small for gasoline)
For me - quite interesting is "bungee-cord" suspension, front and rear, and even more - serious faces of driver and passenger! The more crazy, small and modest vehicle - the more serious faces! I would like to have something similar - posing with wide smile while driving around, even when standing on parking place and making "brrrrm-brrrrrm"!

Zoran​

 

That`s action!
From :Just a car guy

 

French driver Lucien Demazel in his modified Peugeot 172 at Bordeaux.

 

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Rolf,
Nice action photos from period! ​

Does anybody know what was maximum or average speeds of such sport-racing cycle-cars and compared with touring originals?
Another of my old dilemmas: why Bedellia put driver's seat at rear? Without passenger it could lift front wheels, or at least have too light contact with ground for effective steering, in anyway unusual and dangerous layout of steering and suspension?
I suppose that GN, even in simpler cycle-car form is with much better performances and handling qualities compared to Bedellia and especially to many obscure cycle-cars with small and sometime two-stroke engines...
Anybody here has personal experience with a few of cycle-cars in various classes?

Zoran​

 

C6 Amilcar at Techno Classica Essen 2016 by E.D. ...

 

David cyclecar factory ,Spain. J-J C.

 

It was very cold on the Schwäbischen Alb in January 2012.

 

Also in April 2014in Bayern

 

http://www.cyclecars-condorcet.com/

 

http://www.novinky.cz/domaci/400336...ickem-muzeu-k-videni-je-i-nakladni-verze.html

 

1913 Woods Mobilette

 

SPIDERS from L.L. ...

 

1946,the 11th Rob Roy Hill Climb in Australia .Isabelle pic...

 

More Hulot and his Amilcar...

 

Phanomobile

 

The Pobjoy Morgan at Roach Manufacturing ( http://roachmanufacturing.com/cms/ ) for a new set of clothes.

 

I would like to thank you Bob for posting all these wonderful cyclecars that I would otherwise never know existed.

 

The Pobjoy Morgan at Roach Manufacturing ( http://roachmanufacturing.com/cms/ ) for a new set of clothes.[/QUOTE]

I had to look that one up and found this on the engine but that was all; couldn't find it onthe Roach site. What a cool build!!
http://www.aviationancestry.co.uk/?...=1900&endYear=1980&&searchOrder=ASC&pageNum=2

 

Lived in Hooton, Wirral for a while. I knew there was an old aerodrome there but never knew that there were Aviation factories;

 

BTW - the aerodrome and field was bought by General Motors and they now produce the Vauxhall/Opel Astra there.

 

image via G.C.L. ...

 

James Parker driving the 1920 GN BHD Special with 1498 C.C. engine at Shelsley Walsh. G.C.L. image

 

Seems familiar not from isabelle for me but from the state library of victoria - from whence copies may be downloaded - i.e.;

http://search.slv.vi...tution=SLVPRIMO

 

I can only cite my source.If they do not cite their source ,I cannot be held liable to cite their source either.I have no way of knowing any copyright or property claims there may or may not be on the image.

 

not holding liable - just that better copy and more like might be found
you are the life and soul of this thread bob

 

With text it is sometimes hard to know just what some posts mean.Do you know what I mean?