Velocars and other interesting vehicles.

[Theon]

Probably faster too!
At least once I got hold of it.
I want one.

 

[plycar]

Do you know the Krause Duo?

It's a two seater, manufactured by a small company in Eastern Germany during the cold war, with the use of parts and engine of the Simson Schwalbe, a 50ccm moped.
The Duo has now cult status.

Kai

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Dear Santa, I've been very good could I please have a Krause Duo for Christmas.

 

[Ludwig II]

They race them, you know. 2 engine sizes, 50 and 70. The 70 also has a much taller top gear.

 

[Ludwig II]

http://www.ourclassiccars.co.uk/dingwall-invalid-tricycle/

 

[Ludwig II]

Harding trike

Argson

1949 Greeves 125 Invacar

1961 Harding

Tomos

 

[Ludwig II]

http://triporteurs.wordpress.com/page-1-tricycles-v-bicycles-predated-cars-v-motorcycles/

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Great fun The Greeves is rather posh, but I do like the 1961 Harding.

Red ones go faster

 

[moto-klasika]

,,, a few of my automobiles, I re-painted in RED, juts for speed! Anyway, I felt better, even they weren't much faster...
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Strange how that classic "motorised invalids chairs" could be charming? Even that no-so-old TOMOS (from ex-Yugoslavia?). Even one in film "Lady Chaterly's Lover" was cute, in spite of not so jolly film.

SIMSON 3-wheeler always atracted my attention, even they weren't present in ex-Yugoslavia (thank you, Internet) - but now they are too expensive? Does anybody knows how heavy they are and could one take two persons of total 190 kg ~ 429 pounds? I am inetrested because of possibilty for one DIY light three-wheeler or light quadricycle with engine up to 50 cc...
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From shown photos, I think that some of them could be made as "hybrids": pedal power beside gasoline engine or electric motor...

Attached are photos with ex-Yugoslavien DIY three-wheelers, mostly with TOMOS engine!

 

[moto-klasika]

... and a few more photos...

 

[wheelbender6]

I like the way the bodywork on the Harding tapers to single headlight width over the front wheel. I'd like to have one with a chopped wind shield and a lower seating height.

 

[Ludwig II]

http://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from=R40|R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=simson+duo&_sop=16

 

[Ludwig II]

http://www.chinablog.nl/een-mooi-driewielvoertuig-uit-china/

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

http://www.chinablog.nl/een-mooi-driewielvoertuig-uit-china/

The Chinese make some fascinating homebuilds.

 

[moto-klasika]

Hello Annie,
One more photo of British special, similar to your!

 

[plycar]

Another Velocar restoration project.
http://microcar.e-monsite.com/blog/velocar-mochet-a-identifier.html
I'm not sure, if this is new to IWW ( as always )

Kai

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Now that one will take some restoring, - definitely not a weekend job

 

[Ludwig II]

This is a Hungarian page with some (to modern Western eyes) odd looking vehicles. One interesting construction point is that one microcar chassis appears to be fitted with a steering wheel in the space saving "military vehicle" position, tilted about 90 deg from normal.

http://magyarjarmu.hu/autok/30-hazai-hazilag-keszult-auto-amit-eddig-nem-ismertunk/

 

[moto-klasika]

Hello Ludwig,
Thank you on interesting link that led us to unknown zone of interesting DIY, prototype and small production vehicles from Hungary! As I know, they didn't have serious production of automobiles after WW2? Therefore, they were dependent on East European production, and just a few privileged on something from the West...
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A few times at the end of eighties, I visited Hungary as "shopping tourist": their food was excellent and cheap for us from Yugoslavia... Even they are our neighbors, we didn't know a lot of them, so I was surprised when there I saw many vehicles that I didn't know before. Some were commercial pick-ups and vans, some personal vehicles - small production or DIY...

A few of shown on that web-pages are really cute, and not behind from vehicles made at West in the same class...

 

[moto-klasika]

... and, a few more!