I have been looking for the right wheels and found the space saver wheels the right tyre shape and diameter. I cut the centres out and then set about making a jig for the new wheel centres and came up with the wheel in the photo below. Three to go..
about Pedal cars, tot rods, billycarts and gravity racers.. Questions are answered in comments. Email addresses are not kept or sold. Building a cycle car coming soon.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Scootacars
Scootacars were originally used in fair ground rides, these were then taken to the roads for use there on a daily basis. They had engines up to 250cc and no suspension.
Scootacars were made with streamlined bodies like the photo below.
The wheels were usually smaller, There is a marque with the name scootacar as well. The Peel 50 is a scootacar.
Photo below

Then smaller again is the monkey car which was a slot car that carried a live monkey
I am no expert on the subject but I hope this helps
Other small cars can be found under Shell Mileage Marathon.
Scootacars were made with streamlined bodies like the photo below.
Photo below
Then smaller again is the monkey car which was a slot car that carried a live monkey
I am no expert on the subject but I hope this helpsOther small cars can be found under Shell Mileage Marathon.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Cycle car or cyclekarts
Cycle cars are machines built from bicycle and motor cycle parts and usually had small engines but the Bedelia cycle cars had larger engines up to 1200 cc. The micro car market are cars usually only had 1000cc engines and were specifically a car. From here you entered the car market with any size engine.
Scootacars were originally used as fair ground rides and were then made for the roads.
Now cyclekarts are home grown hand made cars with the unwritten rule of about 200cc and made to look like a cycle car or of something larger made small. There is no rules just have fun and enjoy one's self, The other rule is no one gets hurt.
Go karts are specifically for racing and there is two types dirt and on road. There is some new classifications streamlined and gearbox jobs. as well.
Then there is dune buggy's which are specifically driven on sand and dirt roads elaborate ones are road registered.
Mopeds were vehicles with two or three wheels with and engine size of up to 50cc and power output of only 200 watts which are legally driven on roads with out a license or insurance.
There are some who would like to ban these as there has been some deaths on the roads in NSW Australia in recent weeks. These were driven by youngsters at night with out lights or safety helmets or the permission of there parents.
I hope this my clarify things in some peoples minds.
I forgot to add in the 1/4 midgets which were raced on speedway tracks and had motor bike engines usually 500cc and they ran like a scalded cat. Some photos can be seen here.http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=210638
I have edited this as I was proved wrong so I hope the revised information helps.
Scootacars were originally used as fair ground rides and were then made for the roads.
Now cyclekarts are home grown hand made cars with the unwritten rule of about 200cc and made to look like a cycle car or of something larger made small. There is no rules just have fun and enjoy one's self, The other rule is no one gets hurt.
Go karts are specifically for racing and there is two types dirt and on road. There is some new classifications streamlined and gearbox jobs. as well.
Then there is dune buggy's which are specifically driven on sand and dirt roads elaborate ones are road registered.
Mopeds were vehicles with two or three wheels with and engine size of up to 50cc and power output of only 200 watts which are legally driven on roads with out a license or insurance.
There are some who would like to ban these as there has been some deaths on the roads in NSW Australia in recent weeks. These were driven by youngsters at night with out lights or safety helmets or the permission of there parents.
I hope this my clarify things in some peoples minds.
I forgot to add in the 1/4 midgets which were raced on speedway tracks and had motor bike engines usually 500cc and they ran like a scalded cat. Some photos can be seen here.http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=210638
I have edited this as I was proved wrong so I hope the revised information helps.
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