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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: Bob Purton on June 11, 2012, 02:31:58 PM
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For years I have been under the impression that no Bleriot Whippets had survived, I think I'm right in saying that this was the Rumcars impression too. Just looking at the artist we met on Sundays websire and low and behold
http://martinsquiresautomotiveillustration.blogspot.co.uk/ The furthest away car appears to be a whippet less its body panels. I wonder if we can find out more?
Scan down to the bottom of the page.
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Well spotted that man! The chassis appears to be new, or perhaps just restored and re-painted. Perhaps someone is going to make a new body for it. I love the Grafton beside it, and there are some great French and other cycle cars, cars and bikes there, I love the Citroen Traction Avant and DS Decapotables (Convertible).
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Dear Bob and Marcus
I feel sure that after looking at this web site you will enjoy the next edition of RCN, which has a Mike Worthington Williams article on Cycle Cars and another article on Horizontally Opposed engines.
I am sure Mike WW will be able to tell us how many Berliot Whippets there are left in the world.
Chris Thomas
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To make it easier for other people; you can find an enlarged picture here:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z54doAP0e4s/T7to5CIDMKI/AAAAAAAABuc/EWTOjgf33Yk/s1600/IMG_2280.JPG
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z54doAP0e4s/T7to5CIDMKI/AAAAAAAABuc/EWTOjgf33Yk/s1600/IMG_2280.JPG)
Love it, looks fun!
JP
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@Chris...looking forward to that
@JP...Cheers, bigger pic shows the Whippet has no drive chain and steering column propped up by a stick, and Grafton seems to have wooden chassis.
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Looks like the engine and bulkhead are held up by a paint tin! You can see why there was a low survival rate of cycle cars what with chassis being made of lumps of 4x2 and before the days of wood preserver! I can visualize rival companies introducing wood worm to there competitors factory next door! :D
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Ford Poplar anyone? Balsom saloon or Lombard roadster?
I forget the make now but there is a basket work car. Think it was German. Saw one doing a Swiss hillclimb event, non competitive of course. Its Swiss so only falling down mountains tied to bits of plywood is allowed as a safe sport! Hupmobil?
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Hanomag
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This one?
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That's the one, a real basket case! I love it, but useless for British, er, "Summer"!
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I was going to say Hanomag but then thought trucks. Was it on Wickerpedia?
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in many books al - you ought to try one :D
if i remember correctly - from one of these books ;) it was nicknamed the kommisbrot , this being the name of a small brown loaf of the same name . it does indeed look like one
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Another survivor?
http://tricyclecaristes.forumr.net/t739-bleriot-whippet-cyclecar
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Yup, kommis=commissary, brot=bread, the car looked like the small rounded loaves from german soldier's Commissary.
And then there were two, a brace of Bleriots
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Ah well spotted Jonathan. Reading the ebay owners blurb it would appear there are 5 survivors! This one not being one of them, the description reveals its a mock up using some period parts, Morris minor bits and bobs but a real Blackburn vee twin motor. Nice project.
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Ah well spotted Jonathan. Reading the ebay owners blurb it would appear there are 5 survivors! This one not being one of them, the description reveals its a mock up using some period parts, Morris minor bits and bobs but a real Blackburn vee twin motor. Nice project.
For some reason, I didnt bother checking the advert, I thought it would have run out by then!
Doesnt seem a crazy price, since the motor is an original, and there is a new body, which would cost quite a bit! (even if no concave curves)
JP