Let's Talk Cyclecars

Hmmm,,,

 

This was done a few years back.....long before it hit FB recently. The gent who pulled it off is into Morgans and JAPs.

 

The facebook page was great!!

 

"David cyclecar with JAP 90 degree engine – probably a prototype"

 

See/read more here: https://drives.today/articles/583/retro/1927-salmson-gs8-brooklands/zack-stiling.html

 

This is what the Grafton wants to be when it grows up!

 

Love the parking brake.

 

Nice little Fiat Ballila

 

Morgan three wheeler with POBJOY radial engine.

 

That is like putting a Hemi in a Bugeye Sprite.

 

Dougal from Longstone Tyres and "PIGLET". The engine is a HIGHLY modified Ford Model A . Obviously this is not a trailer queen. She isn't treated kindly at all.

 

Bump

 

That seems partly inspired by the Burghley Sports 2-seater body which was available on the 7 in the mid-'20s.

Not all the Burghleys were as extreme in their wing line:

 

Here is my favorite Austin 7 special.

 

Purdy racey!

 

Now that is my other favorite cyclecars; the Schasche.

 

Bob, thanks for the video. It seems odd to me there are no counterweights on the crank. The cam is certainly unusual. Was the design used by anyone else?

 

Gonna post this here as there is a Bedelia at 22:00, plus I think y'all will enjoy it anyway . . .

 

I don't know how close the J.A.P. engine was to the Curtiss. They sure look the same. Though I've not seen either in person. I have seen 2 Curtiss engines in museums but not disassembled.

 

Panhard "Razor". It had a seriously weird steering wheel arrangement.

 

^^^^

 

More cyclecars here in part deux . . .

 

The Panhard RAZOR, a beautiful little car. Actually 2 were built with 2 different size engines for record breaking attempts. One was involved in a fatal crash at Brooklands. Both cars were ordered immediately destroyed. However, one of the engines was known to have been at the factory into the 50's.More in the link.....https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/06/panhard-razor-blade-1926.html