hi Bobin

Chap I worked with before he retired built a LOMAX kit car, (I work in a drawing office for a living so you come across some wonderful people some slightly strange!!!) it was based on a 2cv with one rear suspension arm/wheel removed and the remaining one reversed to make it central. Original metal body removed and a purpose built fibreglass body attached, looked very much like a Morgan with its 2cv air-cooled engine. The carb used to freeze in the winter and the bearded owner used to say it was just like a proper classic car.....(he also owned a reliant scimitar 3litre and a herald estate.....he said he didn't like paying road tax....and by having 3 cars there was also one that used to start in the mornings...(also used to use flying glasses driving the lomax....no windscreen!)

anyway back to the 3 wheeler. when he left he gave me a lift to the pub in the lomax, I've never grinned so much in my life (had a lift in a FORD RS200 once,,not a RS2000 but the ex-rally 200....amazing noise and smells,,,) the lomax with its open top and stares from the school kids...was a laugh a second.....would I like to have a crash in one...lets not think about that.....

oh by having a light weight 3 wheeler you could get away with only paying motorbike road tax rates...and his other cars being pre-1973 where all free...

Paul.

nice thread though.,...bought back some memories......

oh the IT MANAGER here has a http://www.grinnallcars.com/scorpion-III-sports-car.html like the morgan and lomax 2 wheels at the front and one at the rear., with a hoofin great motorbike engine,,,search on the net....it goes like stink.....(in the dry....) hes single and loves his toys....

Edited by Paul G1pdc on 06/07/2011 at 10:32

I've got one built in 1930. Puts a grin on your face driving it.

With only 42bhp, nowhere near as fast as the new one but even my vintage one can surprise owners of modern cars under the right circumstances. Reliant Robins - have them for breakfast... (They do not handle at all, can't do corners).

New one will be as easy to drive as a current car, mine isn't, with hand throttle and advance and retard, no sycromesh and a right hand gear change. Oh and the front brakes are a lever to pull, footbrake is rear wheel only.

Edited by SlidingPillar on 06/07/2011 at 10:21

Maybe not. There's a world of difference between having the two wheels at the front (goes round corners) and the two wheels at the back (falls over its own front corners at the slightest provocation).

Having driven both types, in handling terms the former is terrifyingly great fun, the latter is just terrifying.

Morgan have built a new 3-wheeler. I don't think it'd be too handy to have everyday like, but I'd like to have a drive of one. Anyone driven anything like this? Is it fun? Maybe I should go on the lookout for a Reliant Robin and take it for a test drive!

I saw the Peugeot EX1, an electric concept car at Goodwood. Not a three wheeler, but it looks like one as the back two wheels are close together. I thought it was beautiful with that black and gold colour scheme.

http://www.carpages.co.uk/peugeot/peugeot-ex1-27-06-11.asp

Would any of our technical experts care to comment on whether 2 at the front, 1 at the rear (Morgan and other 30's sports cars, and most 50s bubble cars) is inherently more stable than 1 at the front, 2 at the rear (Reliant, Bond)?

From what I've read, Reliants were generally unstable but the Bond 875 and Bug were a lot better. Maybe it's to do with the individual suspension set-up?