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.