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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Bigcheese327, Dec 4, 2007.

  1. fredvv44
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    I think that crankless engine is still being use for compressors.
     
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    Did you know that Tintin drove an Amilcar?
    IMG_19072.jpg tintin-s-amilcar-tintin-in-the-land-of-the-soviets-red-1-24-29938-1.jpg tintin-s-amilcar-tintin-in-the-land-of-the-soviets-red-1-24-29938.jpg
     
  4. Dubonet Garage
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    from France

    In "Tintin in the land of the soviets", its first adventure!
     
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  5. roadsterlines
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    Photo by Arnold, Peter John Goddard; State Library of Western Australia slwa_b2514654_1.jpg
     
  6. fredvv44
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    They packed all that in that little car?
     
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  7. roadsterlines
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    Just found this ... 'Newspaper delivery vehicle for the Sunday Mail, Brisbane' - State Library of Queensland. (What model is it? What would it be worth today?) FL10547.jpg
     
  8. roadsterlines
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    'Bugatti Type 37, ca. 1923' (possible location is the Mount Cootha Hill Climb) State Library of Queensland FL14515.jpg
     
  9. roadsterlines
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    'Bugatti, Type 37 drawing a crowd, Ayr, ca. 1930' - State Library of Queensland FL7975.jpg
     
  10. motoklas
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    They packed all that in that little car?
    Fred
    https://52morganfsuper.blogspot.com/
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    Fred,
    For many years, I was camping with small FIAT 600d (made by licence in Serbia as Zastava 750) and TRABANT 601, both in category under one litre of capacity... Of course, pulling camping trailer and sometimes having plastic or pneumatic boat on top of car (nice as sunny protection during voyages). Packaging a lot of various objects in small space I learned in Army...
    Not look-a-like as cyclecars, but in their times that was ultralight autos, indeed!
    Fiat was better for pulling, even in the second gear over Bosnian mountains, and good for engine braking downhills... Just put gearbox in the second gear. Trabant must be used in the first gear over hills (low middle range torque) but even worse - couldn't brake with engine, being two-stroke. Must use hand-brake too, going downhills, because of over-heating of the front brakes...
    Once I was driving 18 hours from Belgrade to the Adriatic Sea Coast - for 770 km!
    But, I was young then!
    Off topic, but probably cyclcartistes had similar problems with their ultralight automobiles, if used for "serious" adventures?

    Ciao, Zoran
     

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  11. Dubonet Garage
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    Bugatti for sure!
    If I am correct, it is not a Type 37 but a Type 30 (you will have to sell a huge number of newspapers to buy one now!)
     
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  13. Dubonet Garage
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    That's incredible!!!

    In September, I was at Angoulême (France) for the event "le circuit des remparts" andand when I leave my hotel on Friday morning I came across this incredible car hurtling down the streets of the historic center of the city.
    I was fascinated and searched for 3 days to find this car so I could examine it in detail. In vain...

    And here it is, it's fantastic!!!

    I will be able to detail it and detail it further and perhaps take modest inspiration for my current 3-wheel project.
    I'm happy!!!

    Thanks to HAMB and HAMBers for this.
     

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  14. Ziggster
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    Wow! That’s crazy! This thing is what got me inspired to do something…

     
  15. roadsterlines
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    'Austin Seven Wasp with a lawn roller in tow, ca. 1928' - photographer and car's owner George Sampson; State Library of Queensland FL310983.jpg
     
  16. timberwolf01
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    Jappic from 7:00 & 32:27
     
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  17. roadsterlines
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    'Austin 7 outside Old Government House, Brisbane, ca. 1924' - State Library of Queensland FL139737.jpg
     
  18. timberwolf01
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    Unusual Aussie, the Austin 7 Meteor 4bc642435426134fe9f8c77d6a40db18.jpg
     
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  19. fredvv44
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    Now that is really cool!!
     
  20. timberwolf01
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    Short, but good
     
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  21. noboD
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    Looks like fun, sort of.
     
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  22. fredvv44
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    That was nice but watching it on youtube the next video was fantastic. It showed the factory team race cars being built. They showed machining the billet crank and assembling the twin cam blown 750 engine that put out 120hp.
     
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    I agree it may be a Type 30
     
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  24. noboD
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    Quite impressive Fred. I wonder what the crank shaft was made of, steel or cast iron.
     
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  25. fredvv44
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    I would bet on steel. Why machine iron? Just cast it in shape.
     
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  26. noboD
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    It machined like steel, just asking.
     
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  27. Kume
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    For sale in New Zealand this week. Jawa Velorex 350

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  28. fredvv44
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    Someone drove one of those Cloth-mobiles across the US a few years ago.
     
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  29. chrisp
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    I know of one in a shed in a junkyard where I live, the car is 99% complete, guy doesn't want to sell, he restores micro cars from time to time. I already bought 2 cars from the guy, hopping that someday I get my hands on his brother '32 Ford cabriolet.
     
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  30. Ned Ludd
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    Scalloped cowl makes it one of the very first Sevens, iirc.
     
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