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General Category => Sales & Auctions => Topic started by: blob on May 24, 2009, 12:13:25 pm

Title: Marketour
Post by: blob on May 24, 2009, 12:13:25 pm

I've heard of Marketeer but never Marketour, although they appear pretty similar: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MARKETOUR-The-Finest-All-Electric-Car-modified_W0QQitemZ330332003344QQcmdZViewItemQQptZOther_Vehicles_Everything_Else?

Title: Re: Marketour
Post by: cuscus47 on May 24, 2009, 01:13:31 pm

The Marketour is more common than the Marketeer, but anyway, why abuse it by lengthening it and putting in a go-cart engine  >:( .  Ken Weger has a Marketour although he describes it as a Marketeer. They do look slightly similar.  I have a red Marketeer.  Any electric three-wheeler is fun to drive.  I wonder how this one handles with the internal combustion engine and foot control?  Different strokes for different folks.   :-\ Ian.

Title: Re: Marketour
Post by: Chris Thomas on May 26, 2009, 06:49:32 pm

Dear Ian

At the Rally at Madison last weekend there was a Marketeer with I think was an 18HP B&S twin engine in the back, which seemed to go quite well.

Perhaps Jim has a good picture of it?

Chris Thomas

Title: Re: Marketour
Post by: Jim Janecek on May 26, 2009, 09:02:08 pm

here is the one that showed up:

(http://microcar.org/files/marketeer/marketeer1.jpg)

note the fancy paint job with black marker "flames":
(http://microcar.org/files/marketeer/marketeer2.jpg)

The owner had no clue what it actually was or what year was astounded when I dropped a printed copy of this brochure from 1949 on the seat:
(it is not the exact model he has, but close enough)
(http://microcar.org/files/marketeer/marketeer.jpg)

I am glad they came, they had a great time tearing around in it.

Title: Re: Marketour
Post by: Chris Thomas on May 26, 2009, 09:29:07 pm

Thanks Jim

Note also the modern scooter front forks and wheel, and the wider rear track to make it more stable. It still had the tiller steering.

Chris Thomas

Title: Re: Marketour
Post by: bruetsch-freak on June 06, 2009, 06:56:11 pm

These are my favourites of all the Marteteers ;D

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1367/3171538633_685bd6b136.jpg?v=0)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2250/2199737177_a8a81cfc56.jpg?v=0)