Let's Talk Cyclecars

'Type 37 Bugatti, George Hotel, Ballarat' and same car at the Rob Roy Hill Climb (second photo probably by George Thomas) - both photos from State Library of Victoria

 

Some great photos & fascinating cars (cycle-cars)
This one is Argentinan built 1 of 1 - Viglioni
It has been in Melbourne Australia since the '50's powered by I think a 250cc

 

Modern reproductions, battery powered, fiberglas bodies.
I’ll stick to my underpowered two stroke originals.

 

artwork by Stefan Marjoram

 

'Lynden Duckett driving an Anzani Bugatti, 11th Rob Roy Hill Climb' - 1946 photos by George Thomas; State Library of Victoria (I posted one of these pics previously on the 'Specials' thread)
Primotipo has an article on this car (scroll down): https://primotipo.com/tag/anzani-bugatti/

 

I really love Stefan's drawings.

 

'Bugatti, Targa Floria, 11th Rob Roy Hill Climb' - 1946 photo by George Thomas; State Library of Victoria

 

Slowth would be so much fun but it is open to participants only.

 

'Close-up views of car/racing car engines' - State Library of Victoria (any guesses about the identity of the other car in last photo?)

 

Negative was swapped this is a Type 57 Bugatti intake and steering box should be on the Right Side.

 

Type 51 Bugatti GP car. Twincam, also has two fillers for the gas tank.

 

Really like the set of headers someone made, stock Type 51 would have them go down and run under the belly pan. The can that feeds oil to the blower is in place, and removed in the other engine shot .

 

Bugatti Type 37

 

Type 35B Bugatti

 

I guess it's a Bugatti type 57 Atlantic

 

I noticed the missing oil can in one pic. We must have had our fair share of Bugatti's in Australia. It looks like a Victorian number plate on the Type 57: UB 862 with the letters VIC down the left side of the plate. The frame above the VIC number plate possibly held a European number plate at one stage?

 

Peter Helck , Geo Ham , and Stefan Marjoram!

 

I thought it looks like real arabic numbers it looks like 1979 which translate in what we call arabic numbers 1969 which is the number under. Plenty of arabic countries to this day use the 2 numbering on their licence plates. Left over from colonialism I guess.

 

Persu Streamliner

 

I think it should face in the other direction.

 

Well, with a calculated drag Cx of 0.22, it's pretty slippery as it is!

 

I think it should be inverted. (The drawing, not the shoe like car.)

 

First photo: 'AMSC Speed Trials' Sept. 14, 1947. Second photo: 'Herb Ford driving a Type 37 Bugatti, AMSC Standing 1/4 Mile' 1946 - both pics by George Thomas, State Library of Victoria (looks like same car and driver in both pics)

 

Same Bugatti and driver at 'VSCC Speed Trials', June 16, 1947 - George Thomas pics; State Library of Victoria

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^ The odd feature on this Bugatti are the later "Big" drum brakes on the front and the early small ones in the back.

 

Morgans: first pic is from the 11th Rob Roy Hill Climb; second pic is from Ballarat, Victoria, air field races; third pic is 'Motorcycles with sidecars racing up a hill with a Morgan 3-wheeler' (taken at Bathurst, NSW, maybe?) All pics by George Thomas; State Library of Victoria