Let's Talk Cyclecars

Adam Wragg pic.

 

Zoran, I believe that you are correct about those two (J.A.P.) engines not being connected.
A joke from Ewan, the builder?

You have sharp eyes.


Herb

 

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Hello Herb,​

Not so sharp eyes, but I was thinking that it should be too much power for single-wheel drive and too much weight on front axle... Then, tyres turned around... So, I took a few more looks at contruction!
Anyway, cute "project"...

Ciao,
Zoran​

 

From Art.com

 

Please note tread direction.

 

1921 ,marc pic...

 

Amilcar from Australia. #1) laser cut body framing,#2) raw aluminum body,#3) body primed

 

Found this Snap Shot today, is it a Woods? I really like the look of the front fenders. Bob

 

1916 Scripps Booth from the Owl's Head Museum.

 

Bob,I don't think your car is a Woods. All of the images I found showed them with flat radiators and were underslung.

 

I worked in that shop in 1983/4. It is in Adelaide, South Australia. We did not do much fabrication that was that advanced back then.

Roo

 

Good to know they have improved their skill level.... kinda like Luke Skywalker building new lightsabers!

 

Toby Tuttle pics.

 

I love the idea of new technology improving the viability of traditional techniques, rather than otherwise.

It's ironic that so many people on the HAMB are afraid of timber body framing, as it is a method which arose out of the wide availability of woodworking technology. By contrast, pressed steel construction was about capitalizing on the fact that only a few organizations enjoyed access to the technology/infrastructure involved. Hence the process by which the automobile was by stages recast as increasingly a thing you and I can't make.

Laser-cutting the wood so it goes together like a jigsaw puzzle brings back the old accessible technology minus a lot of skill scarcity. It'd be beautiful if all the dxfs for, say, a '30 Chevy wood kit were floating about forums like the HAMB.

 

A full shop. Cars and steam engines. Got to build an addition to the building.

 

This showed up on a speedster thread, but I can't find any information on it.

 

Woodframing originated in carriage building then moved into the auto arena. However, metal framing allowed the body to have greater structural integrity, thus giving it longer life.Just like the employ of metal framing in auto manufacturing, the use of a laser cut body substructure allows this vendor to offer a quality product at a reduced cost and greater profit.For a small business this is a necessity in order to survive.

 

A couple of nice B/W from L.S. ...

 

...what is it?

 

How does the steering and suspension work at the front end ?

 

I can't see any more than you can.What ever it is,it to work before they even built the sheet metal cowl.

 

"PIGLET" in the shop for some repairs in preparations for this weekend's races.

 

Things on shelves here ^^^^^^

Just getting ready to sell most of this

You've been very busy except the guy that is supposed to give me updates

 

Graeme Pinkney's Amilcar from South Australia

 

1923 Paris - Pyrenees - Paris.. Ducat and Belleville driving Derbys. M.H. image.

 

The Harold Beart Morgan Special. Built with factory assistance to be a record holder.