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

  1. SR100
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  2. fredvv44
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    Thanks. I have John Bolster's book on Specials but no mention of Grannie.
     
  3. banjeaux bob
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    from alaska

    Our friend Jim was trying to purchase it at one point.
     
  4. The37Kid
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    I miss Bluto every day, maybe the photo was one he sent to me and not to a HAMB thread. Bob
     
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  5. motoklas
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    Bob,
    I am sure that many of us miss Bluto, as a person and as a contributor to this and some other forums!
    I exchange many personal e-mails with him and accept him as a real "old friend" or my late brother Roki!
    It is strange how some persons enter suddenly in our lives, even trough internet, and became our friends. But it is sad and hardly acceptable how they could suddenly leave us...
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    I got from him this modern photo of the same car, as an illustration about possibilities to start collecting small oldtimers - that I would prefer - just if I could...

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    I do not know what happened with his collection, part in Poland and part still kept in the USA?
    It would be good if collection stayed as it is, as a monument to a great man and great collector...

    Ciao,
    Zoran
     

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  6. banjeaux bob
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    Bob S. Zoran posted the image Jim sent.
     
  7. The37Kid
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    Thank you Zoran, That is the same photo I saw, hope the little car is doing well were ever it is . Bob
     
  8. motoklas
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    ... not quite a 4-wheel Morgan, but maybe inspired by other of similar racing cyclecars?
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    Looks as 4-wheel feet-forward motorcycle, too?
    Ciao,
    Zoran
     
  9. SR100
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    It looks like they tried to go steampunk on a narrowed & shortened 2-speed Morgan chassis. Judging from the inline shifter, they probably kept the Morgan bevel box & ran the chains to an axle. Do you have any info on it? (The only place I found it was @Airhead Roadster 's post on p.368.)
     
  10. fredvv44
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    I doubt it saw any race tracks with that narrow track width.
     
  11. motoklas
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    Hello,
    It is "steampunk-style" vehicle (as SR100 said) and without a precisely defined category and use!
    For racing or hard sports driving - it isn't, being so narrow (Fred's words), with high seat!
    The front suspension is sliding pillar type, but not quite of Morgan style.

    So, the unknown vehicle of an unknown creator - but could be great fun to ride it around and even better to have one like that!

    Ciao,
    Zoran
    P.S.: Yes, ti was posted here in the Forum some time ago by AHR!
     
  12. noboD
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    That little red car would be cool with chain drive steering.
     
  13. banjeaux bob
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    I don't think Jim viewed the "collection" that way. Many of the cars were acquired with the thought of restoring and reselling. If that were the case he wouldn't have sold the Touring coupe.the one car he would have liked to have kept, though, was his Mercer.
     
  14. I spoke to him about how he moved his collection to Poland.... Sounded like a massive operation with many many shipping containers used.


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  15. Kume
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    If you ever wondered where all the Austin A30s went ...
     
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  16. fredvv44
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    What all did he have in his collection?
     
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  19. banjeaux bob
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    far away? I live in Fairbanks,Alaska where everything is far away.
     
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  20. rooman
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    But at least you can drive to get there--the Atlantic is wide and deep (and very wet) ;)

    Roo
     
  21. chrisp
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    Just need to take the ferry or train to get to it.
    It's in the UK and it has a french license plate.
     
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  22. banjeaux bob
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    I can drive to Europe?
     
  23. banjeaux bob
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    I forgot Airhead Roadster lives in Hawaii....that's even more remote than Alaska!
     
  24. noboD
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    He will have to use the train.
     
  25. rooman
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    I meant that you can drive to Alaska from the rest of the US (apart from Hawaii).
     
  26. banjeaux bob
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    I knew that....we were just giving you a hard time as well a geography lesson.
     
  27. rooman
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    I sailed to Alaska last September but have driven to all but 3 of the mainland states in the 31 years since I moved here from Australia. I am finally getting to go to Europe (Scotland actually) in August.

    Roo
     
  28. banjeaux bob
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    What was the motivation to move from Oz to here?
     
  29. rooman
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    I came to get away from some crap in my life in Oz and to do a season with a professional drag race team, ended up working for Paul Smith at Chuck Etchells' operation and stayed. It has been a pretty good ride as I have been in the winner's circle at the US Nationals (crewing for Robert Hight and as the builder of Jerry Savoie's bike), restored some cool cars, built the first seven second FWD drag race car, qualified for nostalgia top fuel at Bakersfield in a car that I built myself and through all that I have got to see a lot of a great country and have become friends with a lot of my heros.

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    Roo
     
  30. The37Kid
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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ VERY COOL! What brings you to Cyclecars?:confused::confused::confused: Bob
     

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