Threewheeler Designs and Oddballs
Threewheeler Designs and Oddballs
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hal 1

409 posts

273 months

Friday 29th December 2006
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I must say there's been an awful lot of time and effort gone into those designs and builds, It's a shame really that many wont sell much because of the conservative nature of the car buying public although as a platform for future development they're the way to go.
I have to say that the Morgan replica's leave me wishimg i could have one they're superb, as for the more futuristic ones I dont think I'll bother, Obviously the designers/builders have great faith in what they're doing but they leave me cold, maybe i'm too long in the tooth to accept them
things like the Landshark yikes 200mph on land !!
and will some one tell the 'ale' builder that his unique 3 wheel configuratin has actually been done before,sorry but at least he got it right, not bond bug style which was very futuristic itself for the 70s.
still some very interesting cars there and carry on being inventive i say

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

272 months

Thursday 11th January 2007
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How did you manage to miss Grinnall?

brynd4321

13 posts

232 months

Thursday 11th January 2007
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The Blackjack Zero by Richard Oakes
www.blackjackzero.com/mainindex.htm

fuoriserie

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4,560 posts

293 months

Friday 12th January 2007
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mrmaggit said:
How did you manage to miss Grinnall?


I love Grinnals, but those were links i found in 2006 only....

I've been following Grinnal for the last 10yrs now !!!!!!!!!

fuoriserie

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4,560 posts

293 months

Friday 12th January 2007
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brynd4321 said:
The Blackjack Zero by Richard Oakes
www.blackjackzero.com/mainindex.htm


This is a piece of art and a design sculpture by Richard Oakes, i think it's one of his greatest designs ever, and saw it at Stoneleigh in 2005 and met the Richard.

Great guy!

v8owner

602 posts

259 months

Friday 12th January 2007
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fuoriserie said:
brynd4321 said:
The Blackjack Zero by Richard Oakes
www.blackjackzero.com/mainindex.htm


This is a piece of art and a design sculpture by Richard Oakes, i think it's one of his greatest designs ever, and saw it at Stoneleigh in 2005 and met the Richard.

Great guy!


I know the general opinion is that its one of the greatest designs.. but i dont get why?!
its only my opinion but i dont see anything different about it?

fuoriserie

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4,560 posts

293 months

Friday 12th January 2007
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v8owner said:
fuoriserie said:
brynd4321 said:
The Blackjack Zero by Richard Oakes
www.blackjackzero.com/mainindex.htm


This is a piece of art and a design sculpture by Richard Oakes, i think it's one of his greatest designs ever, and saw it at Stoneleigh in 2005 and met the Richard.

Great guy!


I know the general opinion is that its one of the greatest designs.. but i dont get why?!
its only my opinion but i dont see anything different about it?



Do you like Art? or sculpture?, it is close to a moving sculpture, it has a retro futuristic feel, kind of a retro Science fiction movie car.

I think that sometimes you connect to certain design objects and sometimes you don't, the Zero does it for me, but i know a few guys who don't like it at all.....

King Herald

23,501 posts

240 months

Friday 12th January 2007
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fuoriserie said:
Loads of interesting stuff


Good post. I've copied the links and I'll browse when I get home next week. Our link here at work on the ship is a slower than slow satellite jobbie.

fuoriserie

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4,560 posts

293 months

Sunday 14th January 2007
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King Herald said:
fuoriserie said:
Loads of interesting stuff


Good post. I've copied the links and I'll browse when I get home next week. Our link here at work on the ship is a slower than slow satellite jobbie.


A lot of interesting and crazy designs......creativity without limits!

Enjoy it

Ciao
Italo

Mere-Grand

29 posts

230 months

Thursday 1st March 2007
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You forgot one:

www.mosquito-triad.com

If someone's got some informations to give me about those cars, I'm very interested.

ezakimak

1,871 posts

260 months

Friday 2nd March 2007
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i think there is going to be one at the melbourne international motor show. starts today 2/3/07, havent got donw there yet, or picked up the paper so dont know its name.

skinnyboy

4,635 posts

282 months

Friday 2nd March 2007
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ezakimak said:
i think there is going to be one at the melbourne international motor show. starts today 2/3/07, havent got donw there yet, or picked up the paper so dont know its name.





The Age said:

Bonning Roadster

The three-wheeled stable car is the result of more than 5000 hours of work by its Noosa-based creator, Brad Bonning.

Powered by a 1000cc motorcycle engine, it featured hand-fettled aluminium panels is a prototype for a vehicle that Mr Bonning hopes will one day provide a lightweight, cheap and efficient vehicle for weekday commuting and weekend play.

It's registered as a car and handles like one, too. "I'd like to see (the Bonning) with a hybrid motor or a low carbon-emission engine," Mr Bonning said.

suthol

3,737 posts

258 months

Friday 2nd March 2007
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So, what about the Badsey Bullet then ??

www.supercars.net/garages/CitroenSM/28v2.html