Let's Talk Cyclecars

To my mind glued + handmade is a contradiction in terms!

 

... ever hear of the DeHavilland Mosquito?

 

Did the fact that it gradually unglued itself redeem the gluedness of the Mosquito?

 

Bwahahahahaha!!!

 

They used to be built in the city I grew up in - London, ON, Canada.

 

Well the Mosquito did the job without using much metal. it was a versatile aircraft and pretty fast.They first entered service in 1943...dawie have you ever heard of any coming unglued during the war? Or only after?

 

At Morgan they do apply the glue by hand and stick the panels together by hand and mount all the running gear by hand and build the whole interior by hand and still push the cars from one shop to the next by hand.
sheese, how primitive!!

 

All that hand work must be the reason the price of those cars is so high. I could never afford a new one.

 

1932 Morgan Three-Wheeler - Jay Leno's Garage - YouTube

 

I'm quite surprised that Jay would get it so wrong. That is not a '32. With the double cutouts on the bonnet it has to be a '34.

 

I don't think he's infallible.

 

Good way to crack that wood chassis.

 

Amilcar

 

Lynden Duckett driving an Anzani Bugatti, 11th Rob Roy Hill Climb; 1946 photo by George Thomas - State Library of Victoria

 

https://www.smh.com.au/national/1925-grand-prix-anzani-bugatti-20050928-gdm59h.html

https://primotipo.com/tag/anzani-bugatti/

https://www.shannons.com.au/club/enthusiasts/douggt/garage/1925-bugatti-type-35-37/

http://vscca.org.au/bug-anzani-fh.html

 

I ripped this off another web page because it is such a fabulous pic of a GN with gigantic cylinders!!!!

 

^^^ Lovimg that GN. Has to generate some good sounds.

 

Oh man! Gotta see more of that one!

 

'Herb Ford driving a Type 37 Bugatti; 10th Rob Roy Hill Climb, 1946; photo by George Thomas (1928-2013); State Library of Victoria

 

Obviously, these videos are not of the GN(which is in Australia). Millyard makes some interesting frankenmotors...things that were never manufactured. I have seen youtubies of the GN but am having difficulty finding any. So, until then you might be happy with these from England.

The "Flying Millyard" 5 Litre V Twin first test run - YouTube
The Flying Millyard 5 Litre V Twin - Part 1 - YouTube
The Flying Millyard 5 Litre V Twin - Part 2 - YouTube

 

ERIC cyclecar

 

My photo from the 2016 Rob Roy hill climb (just outside Melbourne, Oz)

 

My photo from 2016 Rob Roy hill climb

 

From the images I've seen through the years, the Rob Roy Hillclimb is something I'd like to attend.

 

1946 Volugrafo Bimbo 125cc micro car made in Turin.

 

^^^^Cute car^^^^
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volugrafo

 

Lombard AL