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The mowing was judged by the very pretty head gardener of the estate , It was a combination of machine, skill and style , it was won by a...
, I was lucky enough to receive an invitation to the festival of Slowth , a celebration of the cyclecar , this takes place about every two years...
That mini miller is a work of art , stunning fillet brazing on the front axle , it will be a shame if they paint the axle ,
Just been sent this link of the Jappic in action go to 3.30 but you could watch the whole thing it's a weird mixture of period film...
The front hubs are period humberette and the rears were machined up to match the fronts , the rims and spokes are all new tyres are 26x21/2 ,...
got the wheels and tyres on the Jappic yesterday , front end is only mocked up but the car came off the workbench and sat outside in the sun...
On the Jappic I have used old skool Go kart technology , 1 inch rear axles come up on eBay and are cheap, I am using self aligning kart...
I think the owner has sold it now , the general thought was it was a boat engine , nice thing would have green great in a cycle car
Lots happening on the Jappic recreation at the moment , Wheels are with the wheel builder should be with me in a month ,hope to have a back axle...
I think also the ability to change the gearing would be good especially given the different hill climb courses we have in the uk
Love the bonnet louvres on this car everyone a different size and on the curved part of the bonnet , great work
another view of the tandem amilcar
if you dont fancy side by side or staggered seating why not try tandem seating
a new set i have on flickr is called Drillium ,,, its the art of drilling holes in items to make it lighter,, and possibly more dangerous you...
Been busy on the Jappic , as a bit of a change from machining stuff i had a couple of days making the nose.. and inserts ,, pictures in my...
4 wheel drive?
Ivan Dutton who ran Ivan dutton bugatti , is restoring a Skirrow , his had a v twin Jap and four wheel drive , he is currently looking for some...
hi Fred that is a picture of my Chater Lea cyclecar ,, it was very early around 1913 and the wheels had no camber at all . with its direct...
I was under the impression the idea was to get the contact patch inline with the kingpin As spoked wheels couldn't be built with enough offset to...
in the UK the Grafton is registered on the street ,, it has wooden chassis and cable steering ,, shhhhh I will tell you a secret its a modern...
Keep your eyes peeled for a period catalogue from brown brothers they have 600 plus pages of all sorts of car motorcycle and cycle parts
There has to be a plus side to living in the Uk
1911 chater lea catalogue for all your cyclecar needs http://www.flickr.com/photos/flattank_motorcycles/sets/72157625516079827/
[img] Untitled by little green austin, on Flickr Today's jappic picture
I have been told that the BMW dixi engine was a mirror image of the Austin 7 one to make it suitable for left hand drive ,,,, I have always...
The blue Riley has a Monasco Pirate engine , i think thats a US version of the gypsy engine ,, the car has been built by Robin and Richard...
Cheers Bob I'm very pleased with the way it's coming on. If you could put the picture up as I am on my iPad which makes it difficult to copy and...
The king Leopold Bugatti currently resides at Ivan Dutton bugatti workshop a few miles from my house I saw it about 6 months ago , it's stunning ,...
just found these two video clips of my chater lea in action ,, may have posted them before ,, but for the newer people on here,, my Chater lea...
Hi Ryan the black rectangles on the front of the cars Are timing struts They are used in hillclimbs and sprints to break the light beam Which...
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