Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

[piranha-bro2]

I prefer the 'rough-hewn' finish on Red's beast. Chev vs Ford eh?

 

[The Sock]

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[The Sock]

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[Andy J]

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I think Bob Dixon owns something like that, lucky fella.

 

[The Sock]

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[Rob7]

1927 Sunbeam - 6 levers on the bars to make it run and hand gear change (right hand).

 

[The Sock]

Not sure the black and gold works, on this Lotus.

 

[chrisk]

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Six levers and no headlight?

After a big evening session at the pub, you’d be lucky to make it home in one piece!

 

[Charley]

Unimog spotted in Hamburg yesterday

 

[Charley]

Again spotted in Hamburg yesterday. It's a Simpson.

 

[The Sock]

1936 Ford

 

[sfcpiet]

Again spotted in Hamburg yesterday. It's a Simpson.

Homer?

Actually "Simson", from Suhl, former GDR. Also a large firearm manufacturer.

piet

 

[Charley]

Oops! My bad. I even checked the makers name plate.
I’ll blame last night’s beer and the loud bands’ music for my poor spelling.
Always good to add another company to the list of motorcycle manufacturers who started as gun makers.
Thanks for the info.

 

[dothebeat]

Unimog spotted in Hamburg yesterday

I drove on of these when I was in the army. It was ridiculously slow on the road - maybe 50kph on a good day. But it was by far the best there was in rough terrain. Absolutely amazing.
I also learnt to shift unsynchronized gearboxes, but that's another story.....

 

[Andy]

also learnt to shift unsynchronized gearboxes, but that's another story.....

Good fun ay!
Not at first, but pretty cool when you get the hang of it, taught me a lot about how the mechanical stuff works while it’s moving!

 

[Ernesto]

Actually "Simson", from Suhl, former GDR. Also a large firearm manufacturer.

The model shown in the picture is called "Schwalbe" (swallow).
There are still lots of them around, seem to be quite robust.
They are popular, because they have a special approval to be
registered as mopeds, which are normally able to do 40 kph,
whereas the Swallows can do 60 kph.

Ernesto

 

[piranha-bro2]

Good fun ay!
Not at first, but pretty cool when you get the hang of it, taught me a lot about how the mechanical stuff works while it’s moving!

Got the hang of shifting my 3-on-the-tree HR Holden from 2nd back to 1st with no synchro.

 

[The Sock]

I grew up on farms. Tractors didn't have synchromesh, so all my early driving was synchro-free.

 

[Jo]

I grew up on farms. Tractors didn't have synchromesh, so all my early driving was synchro-free.

I grew up on one farm (mind the difference) - the rest was the same ...

 

[Gerald]

Homer?

Actually "Simson", from Suhl, former GDR. Also a large firearm manufacturer.

piet

Also produced the AWO 425, IMHO the better BMW R25.