Let's Talk Cyclecars

Mr Airhead,

I await news of your project! Did you decide what to do about the drive?
After viewing one of these hands-on, I figure moving the diff to one side would be the way to do it.

Yes friends, I said hands-on! I bought an early Bantam chassis, and picked it up yesterday. Quite a drive, it was in Pennsylvania. A title is said to be forthcoming...

I'm thinking of building a body of wood.

 

A Bantam chassis, that should be absolutely perfect

 

For sale at auction. I have never heard of before. Personnally I prefer self-build specials and chatting with the people who build them, but there might be someone out there aspiring to buy a "soapbox" with history. An idea not to throw away too far. As always in life, best would be if one could afford to have a good selection of them all.

http://www.prewarcar.com/index.php?option=com_caradvert&view=ad&section_id=1&id=86654&Itemid=432

 

Congrats on the chassis Hardhatz!

I settled on the middle gear from a Yamaha ATV. I still need to fab the mounting plates and isolators. It's been sitting in the garage mocked up since I got it and looks like it should do the trick nicely.

Lots of stuff like that on Ebay, and often so inexpensively that it's worth taking a chance just to get your hands on it.

Snowmobiles use some pretty neat chain driven boxes that I came across as well.

 

I think we have seen this before...

 

Wood bodies? See www.TheOldMotor.com

 

These two belong to Peter McGann who lives up the road from me. A couple of years ago he published a book, HEROES AND VIGLIONES, detailing the history of the little car.

 

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Interesting front axle parts , I think they are from some sort of sliding pillar type suspension , sadly not what I am looking for , for jappic

http://www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_auto/418337313.htm?ca=20_s

This is a French sales website it has some great vintage car parts on a friend has just bought a SARA air-cooled engine and a benjamine rolling chassis to build a special

 

Has the Shotwell 3-wheeler been posted already?

 

Morgan

 

1939 Rosengart offered for sale by OSENAT.

 

Bob, I've seen this before but I can't recollect. Any idea who that is?

 

Not sure when this Imp was made.

 

Salmson,Ueli Schmid images

 

wow!!

that is fantastic

Is that a 7 cyl radial

Kume

 

Radial yes,number of cylinders?

 

Nine cylinder British Salmson but i'm not sure what model. It's my understanding that not many were built.

Bob, perhaps Joe can chime in and give us a history lesson.

 

Vintage Sports Car Club outing at Snetterton( www.vscc.co.uk ).

 

The Gn "Parker" with aero engine at Snetterton. www.vscc.co.uk

 

Frazer - Nash Super Sports at the VSCC Castle Combe Autmn Classic. www.vscc.co.uk

 

did plenty of mock up work on the Jappic suspension and brakes its all looking good

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/10122125195_384b7114fb_c.jpg

 

Very nice Ade!

 

Here's the story....The driver is Harry Martin.The engine is a Morgan Anzani designed by Hubert Hagens.
85mm X 95mm
4 valves per head
twin spark plugs per head
triple venturi Zenith carbie
In June of 1922 it was good for 70.58 mph in a 5 lap handicap race at Brooklands.

 

GN W/ JAP 996cc

 

I love this picture. I'm sure that it has been posted here before but I think it deserves another round.

It is labeled as 1913 Morgan Racer in the historic section on the Morgan website. That is all I know and would love to know more.

I am currently designing and gathering parts to build a 3 wheeler based on this picture.

 

Welcome to the HAMB JIC31, Great photo, I've never seen it before, good luck with your project. Bob

 

Yes, welcome to the HAMB. What does it say on the front, almost looks like Metz backwards? Awfully big exhaust pipes, I see the are made of flexible pipe.

 

Welcome to HAMB JlC3! Doug,it looks like MORGAN in reverse image.Compare the "M" with the "M" in any Morgan advertizing.

Compare the Ms...

Bob

 

Here is the link to the Hi-Res image(with a download button below the picture). It is about 45MB and well worth the download.

Definitely "Morgan" on the front. Looks like somewhere in the developing, scanning or upload the picture ended up reverse.

Wish I could see this from the perspective of everyone in the picture. I would love to know what the rear end looked like.

http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/mmc/hiresimages.html#!prettyPhoto[pp_gal13]/6/