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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: Jonathan Poll on July 19, 2011, 05:38:34 pm
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Hello,
Nothing to do with lightweight dickies post. What sort of microcar trailers are there? I mean the ones you fit on the cars, not to tow them. The only one I know is the Pav trailer. I have seen one on Bruce's Goggomobil, but have no imformation on it.
Yes, I had an idea to put one on my Nobel, it looks a lot nicer when you add a trailer to a micro! I think the Pav ones are too small, I was thinking maybe a metre wide?
Jonny One Nob ;D (instead of John Prescott, Jonny Two Jags!)
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Here's some photos I've collected:
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/angibb/berkeley09.jpg)
A Berkeley being towed by a Berkeley! Same company.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/angibb/weferlinger.jpg)
That's an (East) German Weferlinger LC9-200 (http://www.weferlinger.de/mainsite.htm), really intended to be towed by a Trabant. Weighs about 250kg so I guess visiting the Alps is out. Or maybe that's what the bike's for - 'double header' towing on long uphill grades....
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/angibb/ailette2.jpg)
A (German) Piccolo or a (French) Ailette - I can never remember the difference.
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/angibb/isettasleeper.jpg)
The trailer's jack stand appears to be up, so maybe this Isetta really has a towbar. The trailer is a (British) Sleeper (http://www.teardropcaravan.org/www.teardropcaravan.org/The_Sleeper.html), available today.
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The Berk combo looks suspiciously MIni powered to me. However I can see why he would want to tow a Berk caravan.
I have a nice lightweight German trailer of about the size you mention. It is made of thin sheet metal with sides on a light weight frame. It has Nieman suspension (rubber bands and still popular in France) and uses BMX sort of size spoked wheels. It has full electrics and only needs a slight bit of referb after someone thought to attempt to load it with a 'ton' of firewood. Clearly it failed as it was not really made with that in mind. One of those things I never got round to but grabbed. My personal feeling is if you need a trailer on a MIcro you need a bigger car but then this is not really always the motivation. I might part with it as I have no real use for it. I seem to remember it is green.
If you were to increase the size of your Nobel engine or fit a Saab piston you could be Jonny Big Nob.
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Found another pic, this ones from
http://www.mcbilklubben.se/ (http://www.mcbilklubben.se/)
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This link might be of interest as well
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/The_worlds_smallest_caravan (http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/The_worlds_smallest_caravan)
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Wow, nice collection!
They are all nice, but seem like thye would be a bit of money ;)
The BMW is my dads old car!
I was thinking of a trailer at maybe 400 euros. Anyone know if any of these are suitable for that price? Of course, in restorable condition, mint would be too much money.
Jonathan
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I have a nice lightweight German trailer of about the size you mention.
Sounds like a Vagabund (http://www.oldiecaravan.de/Hersteller_A_-_Z/Vagabund/vagabund.html):
(http://www.oldiecaravan.de/Hersteller_A_-_Z/Vagabund/vagabund-bild-1.jpg) (http://www.oldiecaravan.de/Hersteller_A_-_Z/Vagabund/vagabund.html)
Them Continentals do like their gummiblocken.
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ERKA the French Trailer company do some very small and cheap metal box trailers.
Chris Thomas
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Found another pic, this ones from
http://www.mcbilklubben.se/ (http://www.mcbilklubben.se/)
Paul Rossiter. I believe this combo is for sale should you be desirous. Somewhere near Brecon.