Let's Talk Cyclecars

I love this shot showing the size difference. In real life the difference is even greater since the photo makes the Morgan look bigger as it is closer to the camera.

 

BSA . M.H. pic

 

Is there a Reverse Trike Show in this country (USA)?

 

Maybe the closest you'll come is an ALL British car gathering....where some three wheelers might show up.

 

This TG500 still exists, although this is dated article it explains the history of this particular car and some of its racing history as pictured in the previous post.
http://www.messerschmitt.co.uk/500-bor/
I have restored two TG500’s, although they are powerful, and quite unique, I prefer my KR201 or my KR200.

 

Great article kabinroller!

 

I'm reading a book about Morgan's racing history. Most every page says in some race they came in 2nd behind a GN. Those were really fabulous cars and the chain gang is fascinating.

 

Wowie Zowie, nice drawing.

 

The first cycle car built in South Australia in 1904 by F.B. Puckridge of Port Lincoln. Apart from the engine, the car was entirely South Australian in design; the two men in the car used it to tour the district as painters and renovators. A note attached to the back of the photograph reads as follows: ‘Note supplied by FB Puckridge of Port Lincoln. The car, here shown, I built in 1904 for Dr. E Kinmont. It had 2 and three quarters HP air cooled engine with a fan in tunnel. Engine was built by MMC England under De Dion licence. The rest of the car was entirely South Australian. It had two speed gear box, no reverse, and the gears were cut by JH Southcott to my own design. Clutch and gearbox were operated by a single lever, which operated smoothly and efficiently. Starting was by chain worked through floor on a free-wheel clutch fitted to drive shaft. Final drive through V belts. No differential. Ignition by battery – magnetos had not then come into use. Dr Kinmont used it in his practice over the district extending beyond Tumby Bayon on the north (30 miles) to as far as Elliston (105) on the West Coast. It gave him good service for about 12 months when he bought a larger car and sold this one to Crawford and Rule (shown in the photo) who used it touring through the district as painters and renovators. It was certainly the first car built on Eyre’s Peninsula and, I think, the first cycle-car in South Australia.

(State Library of South Australia)

 

Love the chain drive center steer - brilliant.

 

1922 Aries for sale on Prewar car. What a fascinating engine. 1100cc overhead cam. love this machine!

 

Does the starting handle work on the camshaft, I wonder?

Ariès were subsequently pioneers in pontoon coachwork:

These Le Mans cars were interesting, if not remotely pretty.

 

All photos: State Library of Western Australia

First photo: 'Small delivery van belonging to Hill & Co. Butchers of Albany, possibly taken on the Esplanade Reserve, Perth' (1928?); second and third photos 'Delivery van for H. V. George, Butcher, Albany Rd, Victoria Park, 1929'; photos four and five: 'Delivery vans supplied by Winterbottoms'

 

Dougal Cawley's( LONGSTONE TYRES) "PIGLET" in 2004. She's seen a lot since then and doesn't look quite this nice.

 

BNC running the 2022 Mille Miglia in Sienna. M.R. pic

 

From Ewan Cameron, Malvern ,England . Today was an historic Cooper day. We returned the fully rebuilt Ex Spike Rhiando Cooper Twin to Dad's. This is THE very first Cooper V twin, from the first production batch in 1948, now back to its original form, but also a multiple 500cc record holder in the hands of Tim Cameron and Ewan Cameron during the 1980s and 1990s when Nitro methane was king! Most of the finish details done by Fin Cameron .

 

Here's what the town square of Sienna ,Italy looks like if you were wondering from post #12599.

 

I have been there a couple of times, on my own, staying in hostels wherever I was in Italy. Beautiful place, like Italy in general. I was there once the day after the palio, a horse race around the square.

There was a Moto Morini dealer there. They had a Morini GP racing bike that Agostini had ridden early in his career. Mr Luzzi very generously took it from inside the shop and put it outside so that I - very much an amateur photographer - could get better pics of it.

 

One of life's moments that are never forgotten. Something seemingly out of reach firmly within your grasp. He was probably just as jazzed to let you take the picture as you were taking it.

 

WOW!! love the Cooper

 

I'm pretty sure this is the kind of car Dave "Bigcheese327" had in mind when he started this thread in December of 2007.

Panhard Dyna X Special Barquette built in 1953 equipped with a 850 cm3. motorcycle engine ...

 

For those not familiar, heres what a air cooled Panhard Dyna looks like . Only a mother could like a face like that Even has a rain gutter above the windscreen. Must say though the hood is cool with those scallops

 

That falls in the so ugly it's cute category.

 

Beautiful urbanity! Some of you might know that I'm a student of the way urban form intersects with automotive technology. In a nutshell, I'm convinced that the urban environments least oriented to cars can produce the most appealing, most interesting cars, if given half a chance.

I came within a hair's breadth of buying a 3½ about 40 years ago.

 

The later and last Panhard 24 looked much nicer. Sadly Panhard was consumed by Citroeen and this was the last Panhard. You can see where Citroen got the styling of the DS from though. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_24

 

I must be its mother.