Let's Talk Cyclecars

Came across this nice Morgan shot today.

 

Actually, up in the northwest US (Seattle Washington) they have a huge group of CK enthusiasts. But there are hundreds of scattered kart guys probably in your area, Fred.

 

does anyone have any information on the car in the attached pic ...

A UK correspondent believes the engine to be a JAP.

 

Thanks, I had looked at this several years ago and most all activity was in OZ.

I did some searching and found this:
http://www.cyclekartclub.com/
They have a map of members so I'll sign up and have a look. Interesting and active forum.

 

Although this door panel is on a Bentley,I think the idea would work well on any cyclecar...

 

Great idea but it looks like some of those wrenches would be hard to get out of there. I have 2 screw drivers like those. Nicely made and the tips are still like new after all these years. Don't make them like they used to.

 

That dash is busier than a 747's.

 

Angouleme - I usually stand around that corner. Going there in September.

 

I'd pick my corner carefully until the guy in the green Moggy works on a better braking system.

 

I love the mismatched instruments and Public Works Department switchgear. Also the way working bits are neat but quite unhidden.

 

cyclecar,tim pic

 

He's just wiping some snot off of his gloves

 

Amilcar

 

You know...every once in a while we have this discussion of what is ,or is not a cyclecar. I can say with all certainty that this is NOT a cyclecar...

 

Fred, check out Yahoo Groups for Cycle Karts. They have over 600 members and are mostly US located.

 

A new view of a Twin City Cyclecar.


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Looks like a /2 BMW rear half tied to a VW front half. G.L. pic...

 

G.L. pic...

 

Montlhery...

 

Thanks, I joined that group too but activity there peaked in 2011. Not much happening now.

 

"PIGLET" and future drivers!

 

After signing up here some time ago I made a couple of posts and then the work in my shed took over and i didn't post again till now... The picture of the Messerschmitt a few days ago prompts me to post two pics, one of me as a toddler admiring my older brother's pedalcar built by my Dad, which my oldest brother had handed down now he had outgrown it. Called the Shelley Special, it was supposed to be a Bugatti lookalike but its kinda like a cyclekart as you have to screw your eyes up to get the resemblance.

A few years later, in the late 50s, my Dad owned a Heinkel Bubblecar (aka Cabin Cruiser) with a 175cc 4 stroke engine, and also borrowed a prototype Bond Minicar with a 125cc 2 stroke Villiers engine. The Heinkel we called 'Trixie', but the Bond rapidly earned the name 'Haywire' as it was totally unreliable for no apparent reason. The Heinkel we toured everywhere in, even as far as London and France (we lived in Edinburgh at the time) but the Bond was soon returned to its owner.

Marticelli

 

OK so now I've worked out how to post pics (but not thumbnails I hear you cry!!), I'll post some pictures of a remarkable early cyclecar (actually a monocar) I discovered in a museum in Belgium some years ago. As far as I know its the only survivor of a very small production circa 1908, and its got a de Dion 500cc single cylinder engine under the bonnet (hood?) and its called an AZA.... I know no more but I hope you'll agree its a fine thing.

Marticelli

 

Thank you Marticelli!

 

No trouble Bob, don't think I can compete with your prolific output!! Can post more if folk want, but perhaps someone will share with me how to post thumbnails as the form here seems to be not to post full images which you inflict on everyone... Tips?

Marticelli (for those who don't know me, aka Martin Shelley, VMCC OEC and Blackburne Marque Specialist and long time member VCC and VSCC)

 

Here I thought you were an Italian from Scotland! Please post all you can.Me,I only post thumbnails because I don't know how to post full size images.Hey,let's trade!

As far as my the number of my posts...I borrow from people all over the world,daily.I ask permission for stuff that is undoubtedly their images.Otherwise,I steal ,then post.

If you are involved with the VCC and Vscc,then we probably know a lot of the same people!

 

More is better.

 

I'm a member on there as well, under the same username. Some Amazing builds!! I'll half to drag some images over here to the HAMB from the cycle kart forum.

 

Here's John Bolster at Lewes in 1929. G.L. pic...

 

"Miss Bacfire" 1.9 litre V-twin BAC.. Ben Marchant pics...