bl1300
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I saw this car... bike... thing... at a local show on Bank holiday monday and thought to share it. I must say it really was rather eye catching and certainly makes you do a double take. So without further ado I give you beetle powered Porsche 911 three wheeler. I will also note that looking close it looked really well put together as well.   |
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Current fleet.
1967 DAF 44
1974 VW Beetle 1303s
1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV
1988 VW LT45 Beavertail
1998 Volvo V70 2.5
1959 Fordson Dexta
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fred
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WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
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Well, its different :-)
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
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bazzateer
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Imping along sans Vogue
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Not sure on the choice of colours but looks pretty cool to me!
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
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alecf
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Not my cup of tea but looks much better then the usual hash up that these trikes seem to be.
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Kev from B'ham.
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Not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate the excellent craftmenship that's gone into making it.
When I see trikes with car rears, it always seems to me like it would act like a parachute, slowing it down. (uless you could open the rear window.
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Not my cup of tea, but I can appreciate the excellent craftmenship that's gone into making it. When I see trikes with car rears, it always seems to me like it would act like a parachute, slowing it down. (uless you could open the rear window. I think, but might be wrong, the air pressure builds up and then acts more like a solid surface. Ive never tried but ive been told driving without a windscreen is ok (ish) as long as you don't open a window. |
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fogey
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Properly built with a 'Q' plate to boot  |
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Crikey I bet that is properly scary going into a 90mph left hander, understeer is not the word
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tsoob
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Isn't that basically a giant fibreglass parachute?
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That is impressively ridiculous. I think I prefer the Kombi version.  In fact, once you start looking, there's a startling variety of these creations.     The enclosed cabin one is particularly amazing, as it seems to defy the entire reason behind making a trike in the first place. Does it have handlebars inside the cab? If it has a steering wheel, then why one front wheel? |
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Why? Because he can. I like the Porsche one, seems quite well finished and nicely proportioned. This one ticks the right boxes for me too:-  Or all-together more left field:-  There's a VW engine and Corvette wheels so it's still (just about) relevant to a car forum. |
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Or all-together more left field:- There's a VW engine and Corvette wheels so it's still (just about) relevant to a car forum. Thats actualy the most bonkers looking wheeled thing ive ever seen. On first look it doesnt even look like anything, just wheels and a........ thing. I like the porsche one, the orange is good, green not so, but i really like the front end hes chosen, really suits the backend and hasnt just chucked the standard type handlebars on. Years back i saw a white fiat X19 trike, which my young mind thought was cool. |
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fogey
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Or all-together more left field:- There's a VW engine and Corvette wheels so it's still (just about) relevant to a car forum. Thats actualy the most bonkers looking wheeled thing ive ever seen. On first look it doesnt even look like anything, just wheels and a........ thing. I like the porsche one, the orange is good, green not so, but i really like the front end hes chosen, really suits the backend and hasnt just chucked the standard type handlebars on. Years back i saw a white fiat X19 trike, which my young mind thought was cool. That looks like it would be very easy to do a wheelie . . . . in fact it looks like it would be very difficult not to . . . . . . |
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Last Edit: Jun 5, 2016 19:15:30 GMT by fogey
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Or all-together more left field:- There's a VW engine and Corvette wheels so it's still (just about) relevant to a car forum. Would look 100% better with a springer front end. |
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Never did I ever think I'd see a Porsche attached to a Peugeot Speedfight...  |
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