On the subject of Invacars

[chris1944]

I do not remember Derry ever using a blue Invacar, he much preferred his Bert designed original three wheeler with special steering and the engine mounted on the side of the vehicle. Bert eventually built him a modified Motocross engine tuned to Bickers spec: and with a racing expansion chamber exhaust. Derry drove this beast flat out all the time and terrified the locals much to his amusement. Derry Preston Cobb was a truly remarkable man considering his disabilities born cheerfully throughout his life.

[Brinyan]

Got any photos of this?

[chris1944]

Afraid not, may have to search.

[Mr Tidy]

Back in the 70s when I was a frequent visitor to Box Hill there used to be a guy who turned up in an Invacar with a much more powerful engine transplant.

He had life-changing injuries after a bike accident, but his tuned Invacar allowed him to keep up with his mates!

[Groomio]

Brinyan said:

Got any photos of this?

Is this what you're after ?









There's a thread on autoste covering invacars

https://autoste.com/forum/3-autoste/

For some reason I can't provide a direct link but this is it







You can search within the thread, there are 529 pages

[CanAm]

Back in the 70s in Southport, I saw one of those pale blue plastic bodied ones alongside a 3 litre Capri at some traffic lights. On the green, it shot away from the Ford.

I mentioned this in the office the following Monday and one of the ladies said it was well known locally; it had a ruddy great Norton engine fitted replacing the asthmatic little 2 stroke.

[FlyVintage]

My mother was “issued” an Invacar after an accident left her partially paralysed. I have fond memories of crouching down beside her it in as a kid to go to the local shops (it was illegal to carry passengers in them IIRC). She absolutely loved hers, but was eventually forced to part with it when they withdrew them and she had a Daf 33 converted for her needs.