Would cost you a fortune to buy one anyway, even wrecks go for thousands.
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Would cost you a fortune to buy one anyway, even wrecks go for thousands.
Probably just as well, they are deathtraps! Nobody would survive even a moderate crash in one, assuming you could gain enough momentum to actually hit something. Check out the prices, they are in Range Rover territory, god knows why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Well it was designed by Porsche. An interesting design for a 'bubble car', but obviously not as iconic as the Volkswagen 'Beetle'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/coll...janus-250-1956
Yup, echoing what Barry has said. It would only have been a toy for her to go shopping in, as it's cute and she likes quirky things like that, but I'm not using our land to house a collection of mobile 'toys' that are simply impractical.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
She'd have a double-decker (old-style) London bus [to 'play in'], a split-screen VW camper van and a Moggie Traveller too, if I let her, lol!
Marco.
I remember those - ugly little things. The Italian bubblies looked much nicer. All three wheelers of course, and were they a match for Del Boy's Reliant Robin? I even had a ride in one of the Reliant Robins on a few occasions - interesting!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
one of my sister's boyfriends' had a bubblecar. think he was called Herman or summat like that. Dad gave him a grilling over his intentions and he was never seen again:D
If you want a vintage three wheeler, there's only one choice for me. The Berkeley T60 with the 328cc Excelsior two stroke twin engine, they sounded good with a whine like an early SAAB two stroke car.
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Oh now that looks classy Geoff.
IMO Reliant Robin 3-wheelers, with the steered wheel at the front are always going to be less stable than designs having two wheels at the front. But I could prove to be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave2010
BTW I only cited the Messershmitt, in reply to Martin's comment about the Citroen looking like something out of an Orwellian nightmare. The Messershmitt was used in Terry Gilliam's film 'Brazil', which is set in a dystopian, Orwellian universe.