« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2010, 08:39:21 AM »
That is roughly what I thought, Frisky Sport/Coupe. As such it is an interesting restoration but from practically nowhere. I think the engine is probably the easy bit for me. I have had 9E Frisky and I was not wildly impressed by the performance. The 3T was probably the best unit Villiers made however. Pity that they crossed Peter Agg to get their opening in Australia as he went on a mission to damage them having lost money in what he believed was a dubious arrangement with the local Government. He imported loads of Clinton engines undercutting Villiers major market in supplying small donkey engines for lawn mowers and such. So successfull was Agg in this that it pushed Villiers into a tailspin to total bankruptcy giving Agg not only an engine market but a clear market for Lambretta Scooters and Trojan 200 by removing the favoured engines for the British based opposition. So effectively it was Peter Agg that ended production of most of the British scooters and microcars left. The only reason Trojan cars stopped being made was Heinkel ceasing engine production. I like Peter Agg, a man after my own heart, nasty bastards, no mates club as Cooperman would put it!
Anyway the shell is there and I think a challenging project to restore into a top of the range Frisky with the difficulty of Dubbonet suspension. I am less sure I am the man to do it.
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