Let's Talk Cyclecars

somewhere in the UK...

 

1928 Dart.Maybe not a cyclecar. See more at www.TheOldMotor.com

 

More of an early microcar. Another view:


"Foreshadowing the more successful American Austin, pioneering pilot and inventor Captain James V. Martin and engineer Miles H. Carpenter built three prototypes of this six hundred pound pipsqueak between 1926 and 1929. While the drivetrain was said to have been quite conventional, notwithstanding the modified inline four cylinder air-cooled Cleveland motorcycle engine, it’s springing was decidedly not.

"Martin drew upon his aircraft background and used 'aviation cord' (similar to today’s Bungee cords) as the springing method on the independent front and DeDion rear suspension, a product commonly used on aircraft landing gear of the day. He claimed they would last for 25,000 miles and cost only twenty cents apiece to replace.

"He had planned to sell his baby car for $200 plus $50 freight by mail order (slightly less than the Model “T” Ford of the day) and have them shipped direct to the customer by rail. The new owner could then use the shipping crate as a garage. At least that was the plan, but it never came to fruition. A deal with the M.P. Moller Company of Hagerstown, Maryland, manufacturer of the Dagmar automobile and taxicab and station wagon bodies, to produce his petite project fell apart, and the Dart died aborning.


"This little coupe almost seems like the missing link between the earlier cyclecars and the aforementioned American Austin. The Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, has an original, informative and illustrated four page brochure covering the 1928 Dart."

 

Another view of the GN "Martyr" Instone Shelsley Special. Photo by Chamon Vincent.

 

1927 Darmont.Marc pic

 

Electric cyclecar from Frnce ,ca. 1932.Marc pic.

 

Here is a Ballot 2LS engine in Marc's workshop.See anything familiar?

 

Thibault Colin and his Amilcar.

 

Cargo hauler...

 

Prescott,July Fourth 2013. Jean - Frederic Frot image.

 

V-8 J.A.P. at Prescott.Image from the Vintage Sports-Car Club. www.vscc.co.uk

 

Tim Gunn's Grafton at Prescott.VSCC image.

 

2 GNs at Prescott. VSCC images.

 

Neander with J.A.P. engine. Image via www.PreWarCar.com

 

Fascinatingly weird. I believe it was they who had that interesting tilting trike; I think it was posted before on this thread?

 

This one:

 

Enjoying life...

 

Enjoy...

 

Cyclecar...

 

wtf??

 

Tom ,obviously NOT a cyclecar,just an interesting picture.It was from some race in the UK.I think a Wacky Racers type race.They had a cash spending limit to build something outrageous.

 

24 hours of Lemons?

 

Looks like a Camaro. Owner must have a sick sense of humor, I like it!

 

Must admit, the body looks better upside down.

 

Morgan and hid daughter in law,Ruth.

 

March 1922

 

car? event?
apologies if posted previously

 

No apologies required Kume.

 

1927 BNC 527 for sale in Germany for 120,000 Euro or $159,453 U.S.D..

 

Amilcar CC 1923 of my wife on the trailler behind my Chevy 210