Sister Annie
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hauraki Plains District, New Zealand
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Bikes: Retro Hercules adult tricycle, 1953 Hercules ladies roadster, 1950s Wearwell fixed gear 'Club' pathracer, 1980s Malvern Star 'Super Star', 1980s Healing GTX-105 Arabesque, 1980's Morrison Concorde & etc & etc.......
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Originally Posted by
StephenH
My comments on the 3-speed and weight of plywood were concerning the downfall of the olden versions- why they essentially disappeared years ago- I realize that newer versions have many speeds and lighter weight.
If you've never been there, check out this site (takes a while!)- it's not related to pedal-cars, but to microcars in general, most of them in Europe in the 1940's and 1950's:
http://www.microcarmuseum.com/index.html
I've lost count of the number of hours I've spent on that website. Absolutely brilliant
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