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Anyone want a small 70's car
speedyxjs - 16/6/08 at 05:59 PM

big_wasa - 16/6/08 at 06:01 PM

ive always wanted one of them

Mark G - 16/6/08 at 06:07 PM

thats screaming for a bike engine!

Paul (Notts) - 16/6/08 at 06:14 PM

saw that this morning on ebay and thought about it.

Humbug - 16/6/08 at 06:20 PM

"Car" is stretching a popint, don't you think?


Apparently they are more unstable than an unstable thing in Unstable City and whacking a bike engine in there wouldn't help. Some people have converted them to four wheelershere which might be a bit better

Paul (Notts) - 16/6/08 at 06:32 PM

Plan that keeps forming in the back of my mind is as above, covert to two front wheels and stick the engine out of my puma at the back.

Paul

I need to start a new next sring - just keep getting two many new ideas.

NS Dev - 16/6/08 at 06:38 PM

nobody saw the 450hp busa turbo one at autosport last year then!!

speedyxjs - 16/6/08 at 07:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
nobody saw the 450hp busa turbo one at autosport last year then!!


Now i would LOVE to see that

mark chandler - 16/6/08 at 08:25 PM

Chap at college had one to many years ago to think about, the brakes were appalling!

To sort this for emergencies he had a brilliant idea, weld a braket inside with a rod that will stick into the ground to stop it.

When he tried it out at around 30 the car span around in circles leaving a gash in the road..... and very smelly pants.

MikeRJ - 16/6/08 at 09:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Apparently they are more unstable than an unstable thing in Unstable City and whacking a bike engine in there wouldn't help. Some people have converted them to four wheelers


They weren't that bad for 3 wheelers, better than the Robins they were based on anyway!

The 4 wheel ones are not conversions either; the Webster Motor Company acquired some original moulds and adapted them for a 4 wheels design which was made in the early 90's. I believe they used a mini front subframe.