Let's Talk Cyclecars

A bit of an anticyclecar, to my mind. If I were to spend a day or two pondering the design, tweaking it here and there, improving this detail and rethinking that, I shall doubtless find at the end of that time that I have designed a Morgan 3-wheeler c.1927 ...

There is an argument that it'd be more environmentally friendly with a motorcycle engine in it, but it's an argument the HAMB is not the place to make.

 

Frankly I would prefer the 1927 Morgan or maybe even earlier. This one is from 1914.

 

Sorry, the message is doubled!
Zoran​

 

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Hello,​

Our Rolf had a great idea and made a magnificent realisation!
Practically, he built a new English Frazer-Nash special from scratch, excluding Curtiss aero engine OX5 V, including design and construction. It looks to me excellent, from general layout to details...
Rolf, I wish you a fast recovery from a traffic accident!

Regards, Zoran​

 

Thank you Zoran.

 

View attachment 5499344 From Ancentromobile

 

1932 BSA from Bob Kaufman

 

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/g1739916/kids-race-cars-exhibit-petersen-museum/

 

Does this car qualify for this thread? 'Henderson Motors, Austin car (taken for "Telegraph" classified ads)'; photo by Sam Hood; State Library of New South Wales

 

Sure does qualify. pretty laid back here. Even if it didn't fit the mold.....nobody would say anything.

 

Amilcar CGS3 in Ombrie Ancetromobile pic.

 

'Tom Lord in Austin 7' - photo by Sam Hood; State Library of New South Wales

 

J.H. pics.don't want to get carried away.

 

Cool to see this thread still alive. Here is mine. Built from scratch.

 

What kind of spindles and hubs did you use?

 

Made my own with a thick wall DOM tube. Tested on the table to get full articulation without bump steer. Heim joints for adjustability. Made DOM A-arms with sheet metal top to make it look tidy.

 

Beautiful!

 

Liberty and Crouch Motors; Sam Hood photo taken for "Telegraph" classified ads ; State Library of New South Wales

 

Looks like some detail images of the front end of a Frazer-nash. Lee Stohr pics.

 

'Veteran cars, 2 March 1955, R. Donaldson'; ACP Magazines Limited photo graphic archive including Pix magazine negatives 1930s-1980s; Creators ACP and CP; Mitchell Library, State Library New South Wales

 

'Liberty Motors (taken for 'Telegraph' classified ads)' - Sam Hood photo; State Library of New South Wales

 

Dougal Cawley with PIGLET at Circuits Des Ramparts d' Anglouleme 2022

 

I hope you fairing well with the storms up there, Bob.

 

Thanks Rod! I live in Fairbanks, the interior. The storms and subsequent damage are on the west coast...about 525 miles from here. We did get some rain, but not much.

 

Just found this photo. 'Miniature Rytecraft Scootacar motor car with NSW registration, advertising Bell's Scotch Whisky' - photo by Sam Hood (1872-1953); State Librar y of New South Wales

 

'Amilcar convertible car, with driver Carlo Massola; Carlo Massola was an international racing driver and owner of garages in Melbourne and Bendigo. He emigrated with his wife Erminia and children to Melbourne in 1923 and died in 1949' ; photo by Vincent W. Kelly, active 1904-1958; Gift from the Rosenberg family 2016; State Library of Victoria; www.slv.vic.gov.au

 

I'm always amazed at the number of Amilcars that made their way to OZ. I'm even further amazed at the number that survive today.

 

I think you would know a lot more about that than I do, but Oz must have been a significant market for many kinds of European and American cars in the early decades of motoring. (I had never heard of Massola until I found that photo today and the most I know about Amilcar is probably from this thread.)

Edit: I just searched 'Amilcar' and I see there's a 'bookofface' page for Amilcars in Oz; I must have a good look at it .............

 

'Ballarat Car Road Races' - January 27, 1947 photos by George Thomas (1928-2013) State Library of Victoria; www.slv.vic.gov.au