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Re: [T3] Cars only a mother could love ;-)


On 14 Sep 2005 at 19:29, Russ Wolfe wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 18:11, Steven Ayres wrote:
> > KevinG=> what a beautiful car!
> > 
> > Well, it's certainly *interesting*, and lots of people think it's cute. 
> > 'Beautiful' will probably generate debate. :)

;-)

> How about a Messerschmidt. One of the guys on TheSamba.com has one of
> those. 1 cylinder.

There were 2 of them at this show, both beautifully restored. The single cyl 
engine is a 181cc Sachs 2-cycle, which drives the single rear wheel thru a 2 
speed transmission. There was one which I actually saw driving on the streets 
of Madison when I first came here, but the last time I saw it was probably 
around 1970. It was SO cool to see him drive up, flip the canopy up and over 
and step out of that car.  

I never expected to see another one.

The Isetta's were also single cylinder.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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