Six wheeled cars

[Shakermaker]

Plate spinner said:

I seem to remember a story that the french newspapers used them for deliveries pre-digital. Auto route conveys of them doing 100mph+ at 3am every morning from Paris in every direction.

Yes, they did indeed. Would love one!

[irocfan]

Cotty said:

I love seeing weird and wacky stuff so what cars have you found with six wheels and get it posted up here.

Ill kick it off

Edited by Cotty on Tuesday 3rd December 12:59

is it wrong that I quite like this?

[nikaiyo2]

irocfan said:

Cotty said:

I love seeing weird and wacky stuff so what cars have you found with six wheels and get it posted up here.

Ill kick it off

Edited by Cotty on Tuesday 3rd December 12:59

is it wrong that I quite like this?

It is quite cool, but to me it looks like it needs to have a sex pond in the back.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I worked for ten years at a truck dealership.

I was convinced my colleagues couldn't count when they referred to this configuration as a "six wheeler"

[Roman Moroni]

Why have a 6 wheeler when you can have 10

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/citroen-centipede...

[pyruse]

NotNormal said:

ScotHill said:

What's the idea between two at the back vs two at the front? Notice there was one race car of each type.

My understanding is that for race cars the logic of the small wheels up front was a reduced frontal area for drag purposes, to maintain grip levels another pair of wheels was added, so four small wheels up front.
For the car with a set of four wheels at the back, this was more about improved traction/grip from the engine.

Makes sense for race cars (although by that logic an 8 wheel race car would be even better; did anyone ever make one?).
I don't get those road cars which look like they are rear wheel drive but have pairs of wheels at the front.
What is the point of that, aside from looking cool like Lady Penelope's car in Thunderbirds?

[Greg the Fish]

pyruse said:

Makes sense for race cars (although by that logic an 8 wheel race car would be even better; did anyone ever make one?).
I don't get those road cars which look like they are rear wheel drive but have pairs of wheels at the front.
What is the point of that, aside from looking cool like Lady Penelope's car in Thunderbirds?

Yep

[mrtwisty]

I assume this is related to the Space Shuttle thing above? Think I took the photo at a kit car event somewhere (2010 apparently)

[98elise]

mrtwisty said:

I assume this is related to the Space Shuttle thing above? Think I took the photo at a kit car event somewhere (2010 apparently)

Yes both are Hustlers.

[P5BNij]

Moke based buggies from 'UFO'...





Plus the camera car version...

Edited by P5BNij on Tuesday 3rd December 19:05

[and31]

Mercedes G4
Yes please!!

[Matt Cup]

Roman Moroni said:

Why have a 6 wheeler when you can have 10

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/citroen-centipede...

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[Dogwatch]

pyruse said:

NotNormal said:

ScotHill said:

What's the idea between two at the back vs two at the front? Notice there was one race car of each type.

My understanding is that for race cars the logic of the small wheels up front was a reduced frontal area for drag purposes, to maintain grip levels another pair of wheels was added, so four small wheels up front.
For the car with a set of four wheels at the back, this was more about improved traction/grip from the engine.

Makes sense for race cars (although by that logic an 8 wheel race car would be even better; did anyone ever make one?).
I don't get those road cars which look like they are rear wheel drive but have pairs of wheels at the front.
What is the point of that, aside from looking cool like Lady Penelope's car in Thunderbirds?

Interesting choreography at pitstops! Maybe the law of diminishing returns operates here as the benefit of more axles is countered by longer pitstops times as the mechanics trip over each other.

[rex]

In Kensington and Chelsea

[MuscleSedan]

[Cotty]

rex said:

In Kensington and Chelsea

[markymarkthree]

A mate of mines Starcraft and used on a regular basis.

[croyde]

jeremyc said:

Tyrell

Just a reminder of how much of the driver's body stuck out of the car compared to today's F1 cars.

[spyder dryver]

MuscleSedan said:

You beat me to it. Africar. I remember the TV series and I've got the book somewhere. Despite its six wheels it only ever ran with front, two wheel drive as did the four wheelers. They couldn't source a suitable all wheel gearbox and the Citroen ones in the prototypes kept busting. A remarkable vehicle, nonetheless and it's a shame that it all ended almost as soon as it began. I don't think the Ch4 series has ever been repeated.
The driving force behind the "Car for Africa" project was Tony Howarth. He later served time for some sort of financial shenanigans.
I wonder where the prototypes are today?

[Roman Moroni]

Matt Cup said:

Roman Moroni said:

Why have a 6 wheeler when you can have 10

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/citroen-centipede...

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