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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Bigcheese327, Dec 4, 2007.

  1. timberwolf01
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    Unusual driving position . . . presumably to see over the nose cowl . . .
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  2. timberwolf01
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    OTAV Cyclecar by Stefan Marjoram

    This O.T.A.V. started life as a much larger car but was later converted to a 'sporty' cycle car. It's still in the early stages of being rebuilt but looks great already.
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  3. fredvv44
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    LOL. Love that car but it has to be the oiliest rag of all the oily rag cars!!
     
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    I suppose it beat walking , riding a motorcycle ,bicycle or horse in the rain. I noticed how people dressed in the early days of motoring. My grandmother told me her mother mentioned how fortunate my grandmother was ...because my grandfather had a closed car when they were courting. A Model A Ford coupe .I think we loose sight at how close folks lived to nature...even in urban areas.
     
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  5. fredvv44
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    I guess you are right about that. Early Morgan 3 wheelers had no hood at all.
     
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    458119149_10220043441915313_4580636210184916738_n.jpg Mallory Park VSCC meeting, 31.08.24
     
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    Love the OHC's.
     
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    458971096_8206432866140185_8153649033007175968_n.jpg No details given from an event in the 1970's
     
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    I guess that is a GN chassis special. I have a copy of John Bolster's book "Specials". It's a great read.
     
  10. banjeaux bob
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    I have that book as well.
     
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    459827015_843126584618214_1260067717323403714_n.jpg "PIGLET" giving Dougal a ride.
     
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    It's the 2 headed Man!!!!
     
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  16. timberwolf01
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    Auto Avion Maratuech
    a26a9d3c1fb14ddd0ed640596d1e394f.jpg Rétromobile_2018_-_Maratuech_-_1922_-_001.jpg
     
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  17. fredvv44
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    Looks like an adult pedal car.
     
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    Well, as I didn't have pedal-car in my childhood, I would like to have one now! This one would be good: nice-done carrosserie, nice colour-scheme, nice details... And, interesting front suspension/steering unit with unusual but attractive fenders!
    Would ne enough for me, even with pedal-power, but small electric-motor assistance would be helpful...
    Ciao, Zoran
     
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  19. timberwolf01
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    Your wish . . . etc etc! Here you go Zoran! Ciao!
    https://www.kinner-car.com/
     
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  20. noboD
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    What a beauty, does she come along with it ?
     
  21. motoklas
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    Thank you, Nobo!
    Well, I would like to have one, but...
    But, for 18.000 euros - I could by some old-timer automobile, or classic motorcycle with side car - and, for the rest of money: build one light, simple and cheap pedal-power kart for over-grown kids as I am: 74 years, 100 kgs, 188 cm...
    For half of that money I could even buy used ultralight aeroplane, or classic wooden boat long around 6-8 meters, with old diesel engine, or…
    But, I do not have such money, so I still have a plan to built light quadricycle for me! I built one but I am not satisfied. Bern is mostly a flat town, I could avoid a few steeper streets, asphalt is good, bicycle paths are everywhere, even in the centre of the city, there are a lot of areas with speed limits up to 20-30 km/hour, traffic lights are arranged for bicycles, drivers are gently to bicycle's rider, for scooters and mopeds also...
    Ciao, Zoran
     
  22. noboD
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    My phone takes lousy pictures so I didn't take any. But on Friday last week at Hershey car show there was a 1898 Beeston quadricycle. Maybe some took a picture of it. It started with a tri cycle frame and had a tiny engine. The owner, in broken English, said it had a glow plug and no carb. Somehow it mixed gas vapor and air together in the gas tank and piped it to the engine. Anyone heard of this? Or did I understand correctly?
     
  23. motoklas
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    Hello, Nobo!
    At the end of the XIX century, some gasoline engines had such system: vacuum was pulling air in a gasoline tank, making bubbles and gasoline vapour over it... Then such mixture was pulled in carburettor, well, maybe directly to cylinder. Such reservoir was a carburettor!
    Some photos and a video on this web-page:
    https://www.fawcettmotors.com/1898-beeston-quadricycle/
    … and, on German Wikipedia:
    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeston_(Fahrzeugmarke)
    The Benz Patent-Wagen from the same period had such system, but wasn't alone... About Karl Benz reservoir/carburettor system:
    https://www.engineman.de/reconstruction-of-the-carl-benz-engine-from-1885/?lang=en

    Ciao, Zoran
     
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  24. noboD
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    Thank you MotoKlas, that is the one I saw.
     
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    A little gentler . . .
     
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  28. fredvv44
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    Did he survive that crash?
     
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  29. timberwolf01
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    In the description of the video: "Thankfully I've made a full recovery from this list of injuries:
    Factured skull and facial bones
    Fractured left scapular
    Punctured lung
    Fractured left 6-11 ribs
    Grade 3 splenic injury
    Left descending aorta intimal injury Fractured L1-L4 transverse vertebrae Fractured T4-T7 spinous vertebrae Fractured right pelvis
    Fractured laryngeal cartilage
    Lip lacerations"
     
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