Let's Talk Cyclecars

Yep! Honda Super Cub, 50cc, 3-speed auto-clutch

 

More of the fantastic Grafton . . .

 

I love that car; such a nice build.

 

Anybody looking for a good time?!
1920 Bontemps Type A


https://www.prewarcar.com/636001-1920-bontemps-type-a

 

'Baby' Austin and baby Ralph Duffield at Caboolture, Queensland, 1928 - State Library of Queensland

 

Amilcar? 'Man in sports car at Claremont Showgrounds, 1927-1929' - State Library of Western Australia

 

Sure looks like it.

 

Frazer Nash? 'Racing car at Lobethal' - approx. 1940 - State Library of South Australia

 

Octo a French brand from october 1919 to 1928, They used Ballot and Ruby engines

The Octo Sport seems to have a polished aluminum body :

A different version :

 

'D.M. Bryce with his Alvis 12/50 racing car in the mud' - State Library of Queensland; (SLQ notes that "the Alvis is a 12/50 model from 1924/1936 with an aluminium racing body. The 12/50 was powered by a 1500cc four cylinder overhead valve engine developing 50 bhp"

 

From 1922: "Here’s Popular Science Monthly‘s illustration of Mr Hamilton’s prop-driven trike…

…and the plan of the trike so you can build your own."

 

Those are so ridiculous. Aside from the obvious danger the slightest uphill grade brings progress to an end.

 

1935 Kaiser Stromlinienwagen

 

1922 Monet & Goyon Cyclecarette

 

Monet Type V

 

Translation:
The Monet cyclecar is the cheapest:
6850 Francs :
(luxury tax included)
The most economical:
Le Mans competition: 2 first places, best gas milage of all vehicles: 84MPG;
Registration: 100 Francs per year;
The best hill climber: 2 first places at the Verdun hill climb race.

Early on horseless carriages were considered as luxury items and were taxed accordingly.

 

Would "2 litres 8 aux 100 kilomètres" be a misprint? Or is it a conventional form of 2.8? The latter works out to 84mpg (US).

 

The grey one is gorgeous but they miss spelled carrot!!

 

In writing in French it's either 2 litres 8 or 2,8 L, nowadays it's pretty much only the latter, but when spoken we will always say 2 litres 8. Yes it's 2.8 L/100km in English or 84MPG.

 

'Austin 7 bodywork at Queensland Motors, South Brisbane, 1927' - State Library of Queensland

 

“The Molnenaar Special" was hand built by the late Harry Molenaar. Harry was the Harley-Davidson dealer in Hammond, Indiana. Harry was a flat track racer and also owned the Illia-Ana speedway; a race track on the Indiana, Illinois line. This midget car is powered by a 750 cc Harley-Davidson XA military shaft drive engine. The car has great style and is in original as raced condition.

 

Wow, that's a new one on me. Never heard of that engine.

 

Wouldn't watching a race with cars of that era be FUN?

Ben

 

'Two-seater Austin 7 with locally built roadster body, ca. 1929' - sold by Canada Cycle and Motor Agency Ltd. in Brisbane; State Library of Queensland (must be a completed example of the timber-framed cars I posted recently)

 

https://online.doningtonauctions.com.au/m/lot-details/index/catalog/173/lot/47583/1925-Amilcar-Type-G-Sports-lsquo-special-rsquo-Australian-delivered-French-rarity?url=/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/173?page=2 Sold for AU$26,000, August 2024 (I don't have a clue on what this would be worth, but that sale price seems like good value for the buyer, surely.)

 

AU1000 = $625.00. So that was a really good buy.

 

Sold February 2024 for AU$8,500.00; the buyer must have been very pleased. https://online.doningtonauctions.co...-De-Luxe-3-wheeler-NO-RESERVE-Location-Sydney

 

Very nice buy. Cars in Oz are somewhat in an exclusive market. The cost of getting them to any other location is horribly expensive. That keeps prices low, I suppose.

 

Another image of the Molenaar Special popped today. Goes along with post # 13623

 

That is SO cool