Building a Cyclekart with my Son for one of this school projects. It's loosely based on an Austin 7.
After deliberating about building a cyclekart for almost 3 years its time to get cracking and start a build.
The original plan and early design drawings were to be based on an Austin 7 Ulster Special, but I'm having second thoughts and could possible do an ERA or even a replica of a family member's Hudson Terraplane Special he raced at the 1938 and 1939 Australian Grand Prix's.
Build page for a 1930s Amilcar inspired Cyclekart. First time builder so the learning curve is steep.
Just finished exhaust made from plumbing pipes cut off the joining pieces and melted together with a soldering iron a little bit of builders bog coat of paint
Sharing details and photos from my cyclekart build. Inspiration is the Austin Seven 'White Rabbit', a special which was rebuilt from the wreck of a prior racer in the mid 1930's and went on to (believe it or not) race at LeMans in 1937 or so.
Hi all.
Been a long time coming, and a couple of years collecting parts, but I'm finally ready to start on my first Cyclekart. I have enough parts to make 2, but I'm hoping to make 4 so we call enjoy them. I may start a YouTube channel for this build, I'll see how I go. Just pics for now.
I'm in Sth East Victoria. Anyone local wanting to get together and give each other a chop out here and there, and talk shop, drop me a line.
No based on any car in particular, just a design that developed over time. It represents a cyclecar that might have been built in someone's shed in the 30s or 40s, as many of them were.
I have built a cyclekart. I would like to meet or at least have contact with other members. I have a paddock which may suit while the group is small. Cheers Swifty
The inspiration for this build is the Blower Bentleys of the early 1930's. One of the most iconic car of the pre-war racers. The Blower Bentley was developed to replace the Bentley six, a huge and heavy car which Ettore Bugatti once famously referred to as "the world's fastest lorry"
The addition of the blower to the 130hp 4 1/2 litre engine, increased power to a massive 240hp, easily besting the power made from the Six but with a fraction of the weight. But whilst the power was formidable, it came at the cost of reliability. Bentley’s Racing Manager, Nobby Clarke once said: “The Blower eats plugs like a donkey eats hay”.
AC/DC singer and car enthusiast Brian Johnson cited the 4½ Litre Le Mans as the best car he'd driven: "The first time I saw it, everything went north on us, except me jaw – that went south. I just had to have it. That car, I think, is a masterpiece… It was ludicrously expensive – I mean, just crackers."