Let's Talk Cyclecars

Nicely done Talgil. Sometimes the best way to learn how to do stuff is just by doing it. You can watch someone make an aluminum bowl many times, but until you lay the piece of aluminum on the sandbag and hit it with the mallet you really have no idea what happens. That is when it really starts to be fun.

 

Puegeot Skiff

 

Robin pics...

 

Thanks Talgil. Those pics and tips are very helpful and motivating. I especially like the tip about bolting the panels together then removing them one by one and replacing with rivets as you go. I purchased some punched louvered panels and was planning to affix them the same way you did, so that was nice to see as well. Looks like I need to add a sandbag and wooden mallets to my shopping list! I just purchased a tube roller and have been trying to decide if I should make my body substructure using square or round tube.

 

I'm at the same stage. Also trying to decide whether to make a body and put seats in it, or to make the seats be part of the body. Probably the latter to save space. It greatly influences the overall style of the car.

 

That Peugeot is a thing of beauty Bob,

French plan for a wooden cyclecar. These are the pages with the main drawings on them, if any French reader wants the rest of the pages let me know and I'll post them as well.

 

I do very much like that blue cyclecar with aluminum body. Bobin steering, belt drive, ... it must be the experience of a lifetime driving this at speed. (Remembers me the report of 'Bloody Mary', ...built with the purpose to drive around the field as dangerously as possible. ) The pictures taken are great and I hardly could imagine these two men driving another car. What make is it? Any other information accessible?
I have now finished my handbrake, after three weekends! All I had was the rusty lever with my second chassis. Had to produce the other bits. Didn't think this would take so much time. The spring I fitted first was too soft and did not hold the finger in place when the hand brake was applied. Did not know the softness/hardness of the spring in this application was such important.

 

Talgil,you can't be too far from England? you could drive to the next Festival of Slowth.The anit- event to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.That is where the pictures of the blue car were taken.Perhaps,Ade can identify the car as he was in attendance that day.

BanjeauX Bob

 

Thanks banjeaux bob. I did read the report of the festival of slowth in 'The Automobile'. I was most impressed, and seem to remember the event was 'on invitation only'. Hope to get one when my little Talbot will be finished !
Do not know if this classifies as a cyclecar and if it has its place here? A friend of mine in Sweden sells his 1959 Lloyd Alexander TS 600 LP. (does the TS stand for 'with tomato and salad'?) 2 cylinder, 596 cc, 25 hp, 70 mph (after pressing hard for 60 seconds). Engine, gearbox and front end are done. Body needs some easy welding.
http://www.prewarcar.com/postwarclassic/classifieds/ad75551.html</SPAN>

 

The blue car is a recreation of a very early gn belt drive cyclecar, the engine is mounted inline rather than the normal gn across the car ,
The owner has a couple of other gn cars including one with an ex race works engine ,

Talgil you should see if you can get to the vintage revival this year near Paris there are a number of cycle cars there Inc my chater lea which is owned now by Marc Hendrix , I hope to take my jappic recreation but it's looking doubtfull as time is flying by

 

Talgil,I think the "invitation only" is for cars only.I'm sure you could spectate if nothing else.Then there is the Vintage Revival meet at Monthery!

Bob

 

I like the third seat.

 

So the Chater Lea went to Brussels! I had plans to go to Monthléry anyway, but do not think my Talbot will be ready to take along. As the jappic does not seem to be there either, we will have to develop another sign of recognition to have a beer and chat. Here a picture of a later GN (Fraser Nash) I took at Prescott hillclimb. Don't remember if it was for the car or for the lady?

 

The car is named "Piglet" and is usually seen being driven by Longstone Tyres owner Dougal.Dougal is usually seen wearing some outregeous sweater.

 

You have fine tastes either way.
Love your JAPPIC!

 

Just about every car in the background looks interesting; not least the three possibly aero-engined Edwardian Monstrosities.

 

!926 Darmont Special,Vintage Revival Montlhery pic...

 

If heaven would be a place on earth, for me it would certainly be there! Further pictures I took in 2010.

Regarding Monthléry, I have been there when still organized by Jacques Pothérat. At this time, the pictures I took were still on paper. So not immediately available on a file to post them here.

 

What's that 4 cylinder T head, with the copper water jackets?

Herb

 

I've wondered if my fondness for truly tiny cars is really the same thing as my fondness for truly huge cars. I like those zones where scale becomes weird.

 

I think it is a Panhard Levassor Grand Prix car from 1908.

 

Here is an album of pictures from this year's Retromobile by Yves Boireau.You'll see the same Frazer - Nash Talgil showed us and more cyclecars like this Amilcar.


https://picasaweb.google.com/yboireau2/RETROMOBILE2013LeMontage

 

It is indeed the Panhard Levassor. It was with us on our trip to the Dieppe GP Centenary last year - a terrific machine. A few photos here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanmarjoram/sets/72157631174054650/

 

WOW. Great pictures. There is a grown up cylecar project for sale on prewarcar today.
http://www.prewarcar.com/index.php?option=com_caradvert&view=ad&section_id=1&id=77145&Itemid=432

Do not know if the Ford T chassis will stand up the torque when ready and if you will be welcome to join in with the big boys travelling their face in the wind and their feet firmly pushed against an engine of at least 1o litres capacity. But the tought alone to do so and hear the chain drive rattle next to your hip saves the day!
Picture is of the Darracq land speed record car. (at Prescott 2010)

 

Here are some Leyat Helica pics from Avignon Motor Festival taken at Retromobile...

 

1933 BSA TW33-1

Vintage Revival Montlhery 2013

www.vintage-revival.fr

 

Here are some more pictures from Retromobile 2013.These are by Marc. www.lecyclecaristebelge.be

Darmont

 

Here's Dougal's "PIGLET" again.

www.lecyclecaristebelge.be

 

Darmont Junior(4 wheels, NOT 3)


www.lecyclecaristebelge.be

 

Here is the Supercharged Amilcar again.

www.lecyclecaristebelge.be