CarKid1989
CarKid1989 HalfDork
12/16/09 11:08 p.m.

Someone buy this...you know you want to.
This is destined to be someones next project..not mine

Ta-DA!

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
12/17/09 6:31 a.m.

OK....the interior pic made me laugh

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
12/17/09 7:13 a.m.

That would make one sweet pit bike were it not beyond my rust threshold.

Woody
Woody SuperDork
12/17/09 7:25 a.m.

That's probably salvageable. I'd guess that the outer skin is probably aluminum and all the glass is flat.

Drop the body over a T-Bucket ladder frame with a suicide front end. Lots of potential there for $400.

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
12/17/09 7:27 a.m.

Mid-mounted Turbo'd Honda motor?

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim Reader
12/17/09 7:33 a.m.

"Needs restored". Kidding he ain't.

Three wheelers rock. A friend of mine had a Piaggio Ape for a while. His daughter took it to school from time to time...

pete240z
pete240z Dork
12/17/09 7:35 a.m.

those old mail trucks, milk trucks, and cushman trucks have a very large following and restored versions are pricey.

Three wheeled cars fall over. Watch Mr. Bean's old videos.

mndsm
mndsm Reader
12/17/09 8:09 a.m.

There's a video somewhere on Youtube a friend of mine took at the Afton hillclimb last year.... some character thought it was a good idea to run a 3-wheeled what appeared to be an Isetta (not sure if it was, because I thought those were 4-wheeled, but it looked just like one) Came in hot for the second crossover before the run up the hill, put it on two wheels, and drug the right rear quarter panel across the pavement. I've never seen someone get cheered that loud at autocross before.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson Reader
12/17/09 8:15 a.m.

I know it's not the same thing, but did anyone else start humming the James bond theam and picture Roger Moore doing a wheel in that thing?

DrBoost
DrBoost Dork
12/17/09 9:16 a.m.
mndsm wrote: There's a video somewhere on Youtube a friend of mine took at the Afton hillclimb last year.... some character thought it was a good idea to run a 3-wheeled what appeared to be an Isetta (not sure if it was, because I thought those were 4-wheeled, but it looked just like one) Came in hot for the second crossover before the run up the hill, put it on two wheels, and drug the right rear quarter panel across the pavement. I've never seen someone get cheered that loud at autocross before.

If I'm not mistaken, the Isetta was 4 wheeled, the the two rear wheels were almost touching each other, making it look like a 3 wheeler.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim Reader
12/17/09 9:37 a.m.

Isettas certainly look three-wheeled, but as DrBoost says, they have dual wheels at the back. Mind you, I've got this nagging feeling that there was a three-wheeled version due to some license restrictions.

Ah, Wikipedia to the rescue. It appears there was a three-wheeled version specifically for the UK as that was classed as a motorcycle and could be driven on a motorcycle only license.

Rza
Rza HalfDork
12/17/09 10:03 a.m.

I say air cooled VW and transaxle.

mndsm
mndsm Reader
12/17/09 11:33 a.m.
BoxheadTim wrote: Isettas certainly look three-wheeled, but as DrBoost says, they have dual wheels at the back. Mind you, I've got this nagging feeling that there was a three-wheeled version due to some license restrictions. Ah, Wikipedia to the rescue. It appears there was a three-wheeled version specifically for the UK as that was classed as a motorcycle and could be driven on a motorcycle only license.

I have a feeling it was that. I'll try and dig up the video when I get home, sadly the work monkeys think I shouldn't be looking at Youtube. Great stuff.

Woody
Woody SuperDork
12/17/09 11:33 a.m.

There were both three and four wheeled Isettas. The three wheelers were never imported here

Woody
Woody SuperDork
12/17/09 12:19 p.m.

Bonus points for the intact, original Mr. Zip graphics.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
12/17/09 5:34 p.m.

Bonus points for knowing Mr. Zip's name!

aussiesmg
aussiesmg SuperDork
12/17/09 8:11 p.m.

this is not cool, seriously guys, look at the damned thing, we are the car guy wierdos but this is simply ugly

sundancevette
sundancevette New Reader
12/17/09 8:19 p.m.

This?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxdEwERrvs

And the most boring drag race I've ever seen.

(forgot it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg6tr8LwIw4

mndsm
mndsm Reader
12/17/09 9:34 p.m.

Yes, that. Good times.

Jay
Jay Dork
12/18/09 4:40 a.m.
BoxheadTim wrote: "Needs restored". Kidding he ain't. Three wheelers rock. A friend of mine had a Piaggio Ape for a while. His daughter took it to school from time to time...

Haha, there's one of those in town that runs deliveries for a florist. I was wondering what the heck it was.

Somebody find me a Bond Bug; then we're talking.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim HalfDork
12/18/09 5:39 a.m.

They occasionally turn up on fleabay over here. Want me to keep an eye on that?

Mind you, they seem to attract a serious "70s cool tax" these days.

petegossett
petegossett Dork
12/18/09 8:24 a.m.
Woody wrote: Bonus points for the intact, original Mr. Zip graphics.

I think I still have an original Mr. Zip poster, as well as the poster for the original release of the moon landing stamps somewhere. My Grandfather was a postmaster back in the 60's & early 70's.

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