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Old 08-23-2011, 01:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Homemade fiberglass car/tricycle

A visitor stopped by my place of employment and he was driving a very interesting vehicle. It was made in the mid 90s. He bought it from the guy that made it. It has a fiberglass body with some steel support. The engine is a 90hp Subaru with a carburetor. He says he getting about mid 40's mpg. I'd like to see what it can do with a better engine. He has it classified as a motorcycle. It's light enough that one person can lift the back end of the car up.

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Old 08-23-2011, 02:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Looks like it was built off of QRRileys design.
Uhhmmm the "Doran" maybe?
The rear glass is missing it seems.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Pretty cool. Here's a link about it.


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