Let's Talk Cyclecars

What make is the bike?

Herb

 

Hispano,what track were you at?

 

The bike is a ABC 1922.

 

On a little track to the automobile museum of lohéac (France)

 

merci

 

I think this has been posted before... Salon de Brussels,1912.

 

Same car,same venue(Shelsley Walsh),many years between pictures.G.L. images...

 

bedelia at Gaillon HillClimb.October 1st,1911.

 

How to do vintage bugatti style hand scraped finish you have to feel sorry for the apprentices who performed this task at the factory

http://christopherleydon.com/Zwords/92PurSang/92pursang.html

 

Loton Park,2012.G.L. pic...

 

1947 Farley J.A.P.,1100 cc,pic by G.L..

 

More GN Martyr by G.L..

 

http://www.pembleton.co.uk/

I ride Moto Guzzis, the motors are amazing, long legged, and bomb proof.

 

so,they have means of adapting the 2CV trans to the Guzzi and BMW engines?

 

This was recently discussed on mika112's 2CV build thread. The guy to talk to about this is blackjack.

 

Luigi's Benjamin via www.lecyclecaristebelge.be

 

Frazer-Nash with Bugatti engine installed. G.L. pic..

 

Frazer Nash LeMans Rep.Image by Ashley Boarder. www.lightflow.co.uk

 

Gn ...

 

This would be one of the later, BMW-based FNs. Note the BMW 2-litre six, which was a hemi-head pushrod design despite the DOHC appearance. The intake ports were between the valve banks, hence the carbs over the head. The IFS is also classic early BMW, dating back to the backbone-chassis 3/20, which was developed from the Austin-based BMW/Dixi 3/15.

 

Advertizement for Cozette superchargers via Michi.

 

Some Ralley du Lion 2013. Images from Marc. www.lecyclecaristebelge.be

 

Ralley du Lion 2013

 

Enjoy...

 

Thank you for that link it brought back a lot of memories. I remember doing a lot of prep work on Bugatti parts, have a clear picture in my head of the modified file used for striking, but don't think I ever did it. Maybe I've blocked that part of the task from my memory since 1984. I think my old boss Don Lefferts did this signature part of the rebuilds. He may have picked the method from Bunny Philips who is memtioned in the link. Totally different than the Leydon method. Pattern was laid out and a strip of hardwood was placed on the line and the file with a rounded edge was pushed to it, with a turning motion to make a coma shaped cut. The casting had been sanded smooth and buffed to a chrome like finish so those striking cuts stood out clearly. If you got to see a few original engines it was very clear that every one has a unique pattern, and the workman could be ID"d by the pattern. Bob

 

GN G.L. pic

 

New to this Forum, and joined after reading this post.I like I am with you on the aluminium and rivets.I had a go at building a small Morgan 18 month ago.Have just found this site and its great to find that other people do the same thing!

 

Trying to add some pics of the last project. Powerd by a Briggs engine with an Albion gearbox,clutch arrangement.About 2/3rds scale.

 

PBrown, Being 2/3 size, I assume it will no longer fit two people? Good looking car though. Is it based on anything?

 

Nice job PBrown. Great lines and proportions. And that windscreen really makes it look like it's moving fast while sitting still.