Road legal Little Tikes car
Discussion
Just seen this on the news, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-2...
What a fun car to drive about in, from the video looks a reasonably well executed car.
Which reminds me didn't jeep do a Tonka version?
What a fun car to drive about in, from the video looks a reasonably well executed car.
Which reminds me didn't jeep do a Tonka version?
I admire the efforts. It looks a reasonably solid little car. I presume it has been registered as a kit car to avoid type approval? I can well believe there is a market for such cars in central urban areas. Cheap motoring and in city centres probably very useful. I personally think the 70 max speed is hopeful at best and I would not like to be near that speed in such a car. But all credit to the designer and builder he has created his own car. Well done indeed.
It's a bit of a noncemobile but it does look like a bit of fun.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-2...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-2...
Steffan said:
I admire the efforts. It looks a reasonably solid little car. I presume it has been registered as a kit car to avoid type approval? I can well believe there is a market for such cars in central urban areas. Cheap motoring and in city centres probably very useful. I personally think the 70 max speed is hopeful at best and I would not like to be near that speed in such a car. But all credit to the designer and builder he has created his own car. Well done indeed.
Really - isn't it just a Daewoo Matiz with the top cut off and replaced with a frame? Presumably it's all the original chassis so just remains registered as such? In the BBC story it's certainly shown with a regular number plate that raccheck.com shows as belonging to a Matiz.... Jakdaw said:
Steffan said:
I admire the efforts. It looks a reasonably solid little car. I presume it has been registered as a kit car to avoid type approval? I can well believe there is a market for such cars in central urban areas. Cheap motoring and in city centres probably very useful. I personally think the 70 max speed is hopeful at best and I would not like to be near that speed in such a car. But all credit to the designer and builder he has created his own car. Well done indeed.
Really - isn't it just a Daewoo Matiz with the top cut off and replaced with a frame? Presumably it's all the original chassis so just remains registered as such? In the BBC story it's certainly shown with a regular number plate that raccheck.com shows as belonging to a Matiz.... Jakdaw said:
Strictly speaking I suspect it's not road-legal anyway - from the video it certainly looks like the spacers on the wheels mean that there's tyre tread not covered by the wheel-arches. Open-wheeled cars are a big no-no in the UK...
Interesting and accurate observations. I suspect you may be right about the derivation and you clearly are right about the wheels not complying. I made the mistake of believing the journalists. I doubt the car has actually been examined and is simply a rebody of the Matiz. Enough scrap ones about and nowhere near as much fun as the article suggests. Pity. But well spotted. I wonder if it is just a rebody?Following on those thoughts from the wheelbase reduction there must have been a significant alteration to the chassis to achieve this I think. In which case has the car actually been examined? I do wonder. Indeed since the car is still registered as a Matiz I really doubt that it has been either examined or passed as roadworthy which as you say it cannot be with the wheels exposed. The BBC seem to have swallowed a nonsense. Once again well spotted.
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