Let's Talk Cyclecars

I couldn't bring myself to watch more than the first few seconds!

 

Build thread:
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...is-mini-dirt-track-racer-roadster-rod.462587/

 

After looking at the build thread....I do recall this car. It's probably posted years back in this thread.

 

fredvv44: you mentioned BSA; I knew nothing about their cars but recently came across this BSA Scout. 21 Nov 1937 there was a reliability trial for women drivers in Sydney, Oz. (Photos by Alec Iverson; creators Australian Consolidated Press and Consolidated Press; State Library of New South Wales) Nice-looking car

 

I also liked the 1935-1937 Ford CX roadster that was participating in the reliability trial [second car from the front, number plate 224-485]. These roadsters were Australian-built, not available in the UK. The CX is flanked by four Morris 8/40's (I think that's what they are). (Alec Iverson, ACP and CP, State Library of New South Wales)

 

Right, it's one of those love or hate things.

 

Put a hemi in that??? Why not a Merlin if you want to be ridiculous?

 

a nice article about Sandford cyclecars....via M.H.
https://patrimoineautomobile.com/sa...uPEKKbwVH8gQVHD-nWnwhiKDD8I4IZmmPIhdv9GgNvlmQ

 

The Sandford was a nice 3 wheeler. I didn't know they offered it with a twin.

 

'Mr Luppino of Bonyrigg, midget car builder, November 1959'; photos by R. Donaldson; Australian Consolidated Press and Consolidated Press; Pix magazines; Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

 

Great!!

 

'Assembling midget cars, 2 September 1938' - State Library of New South Wales; ACP Magazines, Pix magazine

 

Under 'Midget racing cars, Canberra', State L ibrary of New South Wales, Sam Hood (1872-1953) photos

 

Very nice. ERA's were really hot in Europe for sports car racing in the day. All alum, twin cam engine!!

 

Amilcar at Epoquauto 2022. photos by M.H. https://epoquauto.com/

 

a Riley four cylinder block with custom dual overhead cam cylinder head. Many were supercharged.

 

Darmont M.H. pics

 

Hmm. Riley had twin cams in the block, as I understand it. Just this week I had a look at a Lotus 23 engine. It used a Ford 1600cc? block (same as used for the Kent crossflow head) and the Lotus twin cam head. Lotus tapped some of the lifter holes and then plugged them. I assume to control oil flow back to the pan. Interesting stuff.

 

ERA used Riley block and ERA head....

https://www.collierautomedia.com/english-racing-automobiles-live-on-the-story-of-the-iconic-e-r-a

 

mike Z. car and pics. I haven't any details....

 

A search for 'ERA racing car Australia' produced this (I haven't read it yet):

https://primotipo.com/2015/04/16/peter-whitehead-in-australia-era-r10b-1938/

 

Roadsterlines.....this is Peter Whitehead and ERA E10B.

 

Banjeaux bob: thanks; I did look at a bit of the article (will read it all) and saw that it was Peter Whitehead, not that I know much about him. Here I was thinking that the ERA might have been imported by an Australian racer and then maybe 'lost' here somewhere in the passing years, waiting to be found.

(The primotipo site looks very interesting; I first saw the site several weeks ago when it was linked to a Hudson/Terraplane racer 'special'.)

 

Near the end of the article are smoe pix of the restored E10B.

 

I'm sure i've posted this before.

 

Marc's Sandford

 

On Facebook today, a recent(?) German build:

 

That Amilcar C Cab : I love it. I came accross a De Dion Bouton "delivery truck" once 30 years ago but the guy wanted to sell it as a package only as a donor to restore the De Dion sedan he had for sell. I'm a sucker for utes.

 

Something reminded me of this photo that I had put on the roadster pickup thread ... 'A 1924 Austin 7 utility' - State Library of Western Australia; slwa_b1921531_1; O12659PD