View unanswered posts | View active topics It is currently March 28th, 2024, 11:37 am



Reply to topic  [ 342 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 35  Next
 Shaggable old cars (and bikes) 
Author Message
Firing on two.
User avatar

Joined: April 18th, 2009, 8:01 pm
Posts: 947
Location: Paris/Manc
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
Russell wrote:
I always had my doubts about that Mr Tumble.

:lol:

_________________
Image


July 20th, 2012, 12:48 am
Profile
Firing on two.

Joined: April 25th, 2009, 8:39 pm
Posts: 148
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
ayjay wrote:
that looks like a range rover your "taking on"
a sooty bellend will ensue :lol: and no condom!!

cottaging anyone? :D


A bit like the guy who shagged a lorry without a condom. I hear he's HGV positive.
:lol:


July 20th, 2012, 9:10 am
Profile
Firing on two.
User avatar

Joined: October 23rd, 2009, 10:41 pm
Posts: 2356
Location: Worcestershire
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
Hispano-Suiza, 1938
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

_________________
Image


July 20th, 2012, 9:58 am
Profile
Firing on two.
User avatar

Joined: June 19th, 2010, 8:40 pm
Posts: 761
Location: Kingswood, S.Glos.
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
Now, that is a sexy motor. Only problem is that it would be ruined when you add a UK number plate. :D

_________________
John Jordan

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a d'olly.


July 20th, 2012, 10:08 am
Profile
Firing on two.
User avatar

Joined: December 28th, 2008, 11:58 pm
Posts: 498
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
Image


July 20th, 2012, 9:04 pm
Profile
Firing on two.
User avatar

Joined: October 23rd, 2009, 10:41 pm
Posts: 2356
Location: Worcestershire
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
ayjay wrote:
motorbikes? 40 years ago-- i saw easy rider and built a chopper
bought a ford pop too
Image

What's the chopper based on? Is it a Norton?



How about this?
Image

_________________
Image


July 20th, 2012, 10:36 pm
Profile
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken

Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am
Posts: 3675
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
or a sprung hub Triumph?
Ken

Smiffy wrote:
What's the chopper based on? Is it a Norton?

_________________
Image


July 20th, 2012, 11:38 pm
Profile
Firing on two.
User avatar

Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
Posts: 9259
Location: West Sussex, U.K.
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
What's the bike in your picture, Smiffy?

_________________
samfieldhouse wrote:
What I like about I2F is that there is no pretence of democracy.


July 20th, 2012, 11:43 pm
Profile
Firing on two.
User avatar

Joined: October 23rd, 2009, 10:41 pm
Posts: 2356
Location: Worcestershire
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
Russell wrote:
What's the bike in your picture, Smiffy?


It's a Killinger und Freund. The company was a 1930s alliance of five Munich engineers - who came together to attempt to create a more streamlined and modified version of the Megola front-wheel drive motorcycle.
This is a Megola
Image

It took Killinger und Freund three years to come up with a completed bike. The engine was 600 cc (same as the Megola) but it was much lighter and more simplified than standard 100 cc motorcycles of the time.

Image

Here's some close-ups of how they approached the problem of getting weight and power to the front wheel:
Image
Image
As far as I can tell, only one Killinger und Freund was ever found after the war, and this is what became of it:
Image
Don't know if it was ever put back together again!

More info here and here

Image

(Until this morning I knew nothing about this amazing bike! I do a fair bit of web research for my job, and started using Pinterest just today, to see if it would help me find and catalogue interesting stuff. I use Delicious quite a lot, but since it's re-design I just find it annoying. Mostly, Pinterest's just full of pics of pretty girls in nice frocks and shoes and stuff, and poncey house interiors for arty designers, but I found this - so hey maybe Pinterest's not all bad.)

_________________
Image


July 21st, 2012, 12:22 am
Profile
Firing on two.

Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm
Posts: 3684
Location: Ecosse
Post Re: Shaggable old cars
thats one of the best things ive seen! its retro and future shock all at once wouldnt look out of place in one of those batman films

_________________
Kissing the Lash
Image
"Any advice of a technical nature is given on the understanding that I've actually done this shit, not just read about it in D*lly club mag some time ago.


July 21st, 2012, 9:58 am
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Reply to topic   [ 342 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 35  Next

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 87 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group.
Designed by STSoftware for PTF.