Loads of neato microcar weirdness

[Frank Lee]

with nice pics:

The Cutest Little Microcars Of The 20th Century

[niky]

Great list!

About the Reyonnah:


The wheels didn't just fold under for storage... they also helped when parking or when driving the thing through narrow gates.

I've always wanted to build a Velorex:


And this, I have NEVER seen this before... and I find it fascinating!

[Frank Lee]

Moar on the Velorex:

1959 Velorex Oskar

[elhigh]

Originally Posted by niky

I've always wanted to build a Velorex

I'm with you.

If we could get everyone - this is obviously a wish from deep in the Fantasy Zone - driving minimalist cars, we wouldn't need so much in terms of crash protection.

If we take some lessons from Velorex and a few more from Folbot we could make a sleek shape that cut through the air with minimal resistance, didn't weigh any more than absolutely necessary, and minimized our power requirements.

If we can make a shape this hydrodynamic with nothing more than a few stringers and some Tyvek, can't we make a car body too? And get down the road at a decent pace with nothing more than a Briggs & Stratton 15-hp motor.

[War_Wagon]

Looks like most of the pics in that article came from an auction in 2013. I want the Crosley Farm-O-Road!

Results - The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum 2013 | Classic Car Auctions | RM Sotheby's

[Arragonis]

Glad they mentioned Bond - imagine a three wheeler with the single wheel at the front.

And FWD.

They also made this with RWD :

[freebeard]

I'm reminded of the BMW Gina.



http://www.modernmicrocars.co.uk/ is gone; they advertised replica bodies for the Messerschmitt, Gogomobile and others. At Peel Microcars - The site for peel microcars built in the isle of man they still have the Peel 50 and Peel Trident on offer.



Here're pictures from the old site that I posted here: