Let's Talk Cyclecars

Tigers at the Maine Classic Car Museum from Steven Brooks.

 

Back in the late 70's a guy showed up at the Lodi Grape Festival run with a 3/4 scale "T" bucket, it had a 750 Honda motorcycle engine in the front. That was a wicked little car. I was sitting on the grass at the Hotel watching cars go by. He pulled out from a Hotel a few places down from us. He got on it and the front wheels lifted about 3" off the ground. He shifted and away he went. I'd love to find that car today. Chain drive if I remember right, maybe a Harley trike rear axle.

 

Yep, that Harley rear axle makes it easy. You have your transmission built in with the engine. Except today you'd be hard pressed to liberate an Harley axle to use in something other than a Servi-car.

 

Morgan and four wheeled Sandford on the Trophee Jacques Potherat run . J-P P. pics

 

Frazer-Nash @ Vintage Revival Montlhery 2022.

 

GN from Longstone Tyres

 

Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb pictures from Mark Beckett.

 

I originally saved the second image for the Diamond-T Model 80 bus.

 

I can't "talk cycle cars" because I am ignorant about them. BUT, I LOVE this thread & looking at & learning about them. Thanks everyone for sharing!!

 

Dougal hustling "PIGLET" around Montlhery.

 

Found in the Blog from Just A Car Guy
https://bringatrailer.com/2022/06/23/the-birth-of-kobuss-baby-beast/

 

Thanks for sharing. I recently watched a YT about folks who build cycle karts and race them. Seems they have the greatest time.

 

Victoria, Australia. Croydon, kilsyth , Montrose ,Kalorama Mt Dandenong is hilly country. Wonder how long that little car lasted there. Those liscense plates are worth a fortune now.
Croydon had a great twin Drive-In with 1100 car capacity up till 1990. Fun times in the 70s

 

Chamberlain from Australia.

 

Titled: 'This is Elsie and I just going for a drive' - 'possibly Manly, NSW'; State Library of New South Wales; At Work and Play - images of rural life in NSW 1880 - 1940. (What is it?)

 

I don't know what it is. I do like the acetylene generator and headlamp. I can't tell if there is one on the other side or not.

 

Amilcar with what looks like brand new body work.

 

From the Lane Museum...An unconventional car throughout, the Grataloup was built by Mssr Grataloup of France. The BSA motorcycle engine is placed next to the driver so that the majority of the weight is in the center of the car to improve handling. This car was discovered in a Citroën garage in Biarritz, France near where Mssr Grataloup resided. The Grataloup was his daily driver.

 

1936 Morgan F4 for sale. We are delighted to be able to offer this wonderful Morgan to Market. This is a real shed find, having not been used for approximately 8 years it is totally complete and now running. Obviously it will require light recommissioning , but it offers the practical enthusiast a great opportunity to join the Morgan 3 wheeler fraternity. £15,000 ono.http://cameronracingengines.com/

 

That looks like a fun car. Clean it up, check out the mechanical bits and drive it.

 

The steering wheel on the black car is a larger diameter than the road tires. I still love it.

 

Salmson AL. Artwork by Stefan Marjoram