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Old 05-04-2011, 10:45 AM   #1
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Default WOW, a Model A "trike"??

This one is a "first" for me!! (CLICK HERE to bid on it!!)

God Bless the feller for creativity & the "fortitude" to be able to pull it off!! Too sad he is unable to enjoy it after his health problems but again, kudos for the inititive to be able to see something like that through.


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Old 05-04-2011, 10:50 AM   #2
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I'm feeling a little queasy after seeing that. Ugly AND dangerous.

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Old 05-04-2011, 10:55 AM   #3
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That guy gets an A for creativity, and for keeping another "A" on the road!
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:10 AM   #4
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DAMN ! I HAVE seen everything now !
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:14 AM   #5
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I recently bought a Model A period "Ford Times", a British Ford magazine. Featured within was a Model T trike, design opposite the above...this one had rear axle cut down to nothing driving a centered or close to centered single rear wheel, and a special body to suit. The motive: In England, a three wheeled car was legally a motorcycle, and got much better tax level. Normal Ford were bad news on English taxes because they had relatively large bores, which counted heavily in the tax computation.
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:20 AM   #6
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what is this!! too large for take a curve...
I can only said he have a beautiful engine...
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:23 AM   #7
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Forgot to mention, Ford of England actually produced a few trikes! A specialized commercial model was a small tractor type truck based on the small four cylinder English Ford line started in 1932-33...these used a tiny four banger that blended reversed Model B and flathead V-8 design features. The trike had a single front wheel, and was I think designed for maximum maneuverability towing small trailers around docks and warehouses.
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:29 AM   #8
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"Wild Bill" Gelbke ( creator of the infamous "Road-dog") would be proud.
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:45 AM   #9
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what..is...how...why...speechless....
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Old 05-04-2011, 12:18 PM   #10
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what a waste of a Model A! I can now say that I have seen everything!
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Old 05-04-2011, 12:19 PM   #11
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This gives a whole new meaning to model "A".
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Old 05-04-2011, 12:50 PM   #12
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Actually, what would make this rig REALLY cool would be a front tree / forks / wheel from a 1930's H-D or Indian....
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Old 05-04-2011, 03:32 PM   #13
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Looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen...
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Old 05-04-2011, 07:51 PM   #14
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I've never understood the trike thing. If you want a bike, get a bike. Power to weight, laying it down in corners etc, yes bike make sense. Cars, stability, dry in the wet, take the whole family etc, yes cars make sense. Trikes, the length of a car, can't go through a corner as they will tip out, look ugly, get wet in the rain without the benefits of a bike etc, don't make sense.
Looking at that trike, one thing that looks extremely dangerous is the flat bar connection of the steer rods to the handlebars. Flat bar would not be strong enough in two planes of stress, which can happen during steering.
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:38 PM   #15
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That's thinking outside the box.
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Old 05-04-2011, 10:42 PM   #16
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that is a pile...........
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:23 PM   #17
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Mom always said, If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything. I'm not saying anything.
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Old 05-04-2011, 11:28 PM   #18
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Hey...to each his own. He probably enjoys his model A+ as much as anybody on here enjoys their A. Not for me...But I'm just saying.
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Old 05-05-2011, 01:53 AM   #19
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As to understanding the "trike thing": When a lifelong bike enthusiast's age or health catches up to him he may no longer be able to climb on and handle that huge two-wheeled machine (they're called "hogs" for a reason!). He still wants to be out in the breeze and bugs so a trike fills the bill. From the seat foward, it's like he is still on his bike.
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Old 05-05-2011, 08:13 AM   #20
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I need to see it in person to get the full impact!
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