Let's Talk Cyclecars

1919 GN

 

More Slaby Berenger...

 

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/art...s-includes-lost-ferrari-250-gt-swb-california

 

incredible.! The barn find to beat all barn finds.

 

The grim reaper, Bob??

 

Doug,that was one of the suggestions. A guy could build the bed with a tilt feature.All you would have to do is to drive up to the hole and tilt the bed......

 

Great publications...what are the titles and years?

 

Many more Rumplers.

 

Floyd Clymer automobile scrapbooks from the 1940s and 50s.
There are 8 of them total I believe.
I have seen them on ebay.

 

Looks like a few of the Rumplers are wrinkled.

 

Wrinkled and rumpled....

 

Dupuy Cyclecar

 

Looks like possibly the first slingshot.

 

Similar drive system as a whizzer

 

Hey don't be knocking Whizzers. That was my favorite ride as a kid.

 

Hello,
If BI-AUTOGO was quite unusual and interesting mono-trail vehicle (motorcycle and automobile combination), then Shilovsky Gyrocar was even more: much bigger and heavier, and with gyroscope for stabilisation...
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From WIKIPEDIA:
"... The Shilovski Gyrocar, was commissioned in 1912 by the Russian Count Pyotr Shilovsky, a lawyer and member of the Russian royal family. It was manufactured to his design by the Wolseley Tool and Motorcar Company in 1914 and demonstrated in London the same year.[3][4] The gyrocar was powered by a modified Wolseley C5 engine of 16 - 20 hp, with a bore of 90 mm and a stroke of 121 mm. It was mounted ahead of the radiator, driving the rear wheel through a conventional clutch and gear box. A transmission brake was fitted after the gearbox- there were no brakes on the wheels themselves. The weight of the vehicle was 2.75 tons and it had a very large turning circle ..."

Ciao,
Zoran​

 

Further to the above... I got to finally see one of these new Slingshot 3-wheelers at the local Polaris dealer today and they are just amazing. Well built and packaged. If you have been thinking of doing up your own Morgan-esq gizmo, it's worth a look if you have a dealer near you. I don't like the body panels at all, but the engineering is freakin pretty cool. Gary

 

Still one of my favorite rides!

 

This vehicle was buried and later dug up and restored in the 1930's I believe. I posted photos of it a few years ago, but have no way of finding them now. Bob

 

Bignan

 

Richardson via R.A.

 

Cargo Carrier

 

1922 MHV Castle Three via Marc...