Let's Talk Cyclecars

Zoran,here is some more of the story! Janemian from M.T.,M.H.,and Gasballoon. If you look at the last auot salon image you can see a little white coupe.This is one of those cars. ...

 

Nice Morgan with a JAP, what year?

 

I have no idea what year. When I post,I try to #1 give credit to the supplier of the image.#2 identify the vehicle with information given to me.Sometimes that information proves to be incorrect.When I am corrected,then I correct the post.#3 I also try to give the venue.I live in Alaska.I like to know the location of things.For me,some of the more interesting vehicles are ones not found in their natural habitat.For instance,there was a BNC stored on the East Coast.It had it's original engine replaced with a V8-60 Ford flathead .At one time it had competed at Limerock.It has since returned to France where I understand a more appropriate engine has taken the place of the Flathead.

 

Bob is that the one that sold at auction recently for 180,000

 

Here's some more information about the Janemian from Motor Age.
It looks like the solid disk wheel car is a few years earlier than the wire wheel cars.

 

Kume, I believe so.

 

M ore New Year's greetings from Europe!

 

My new, absolute favorite vintage MG. What a cutie pie. Gary

 

...open-air motoring is wonderful, but small classic coupes are cute?
Zoran

 

Yep. In a LeMans-ish, all weather, 24/7, comfy anywhere, sleek and sporty way! Gary

 

But how do you stuff a fat guy in it?

 

Would that MG make my butt look big? Gary

 

It's worth loosing weight to get into one of those.

 

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Hello Bob and SR,​

And, thank you on additional information with interesting photos of Janemian Cycle-car. As I said: I never knew for that model and never saw such chassis! Probably quite unique, including suspension: rear was unknown at that time, but similar is now used for small off-road karts and front is unbelievable use of half-elliptic springs... Probably differential-less powered axle with close-coupled wheels...
Confusion was even direction of its movement: some think that engine-transmission-power is at rear (probably) and some at front (hardly was)...
Anyway, it seems that some versions are different as SR wrote, and maybe some had double back-bone chassis... Of course, a few body-style was made, one coupe for Auto-Salon.

Ciao,
Zoran​

 

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... to build coupe-body aroud fat-guy?
But, what to do for fat couplle?
Zoran

 

She can stay home.

 

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... not mine, I am afraid! ​

She like big cars, small cars, sport cars, any cars - Sunday cruising, or commuting or traveling in anything on 4 wheels!
It seems that my Zastava 750 (aka FIAT 600 d), Trabant 601, Citroen 2cv and Dyane or FIAT 126 - were quite big compared to MG coupes, but not so elegant!

Zoran​

 

More Janemian

 

Hello,
Another small coupe, not so elegant as MG, but still cute: Swedish micro-car, motorcycle engine, early fifties!
Zoran
P.S.. Attached is photo of one veteran coupe: Reanult "doctor's coupe" - half a century distance...

 

Benjamin

 

GN by S.L. ...

 

I'm sure we have seen this wheel standing Sandford previously. ...

 

You let a slim 65 year old friend drive it around while you watch. Bob

 

I don't know if I know anyone that fits that description.

 

From Marc ...

 

From Simon Lewis ...

 

Isetta in Italy ...

 

Looks more Issetta than Messerschmitt. Also looks like the front tire is flat.

 

Tom,you're correct! Thanks.There are Heinkels that look similar as well.

 

What a nice Picture!