A couple of 7th Army Air Corps guys built this little belly tank car they called "The Bug" on Iwo Jima during WWII.

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David

1960 MGA 1600 Convertible,
Gold Coast, Australia.



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The more the world changes the more it stays the same. Read the article from 1914............
"In September of 1914, racing fever over miniature racers and their junior drivers took Tacoma by storm. The "cycle cars" were in town for Labor Day races scheduled at the Tacoma Speedway. Most of the cars and drivers were from California, although Tacoma boys Joe Rovegno, Clarence Healy, Phil "Babe" Sullivan and "Swift" were scheduled to race. All the boys were feted by Tacomans and felt that the city "sure did treat a fellow fine." Six of the cars and drivers are pictured on A Street. At the left rear is the Park Hotel, at 802 A St. The building at the front left may be the J.F. Hickey Motor Car Co., at 812-14 A St., and a streetcar provides the background. In the front row are: (l to r) veteran junior driver Mott Haynes in his Mercer and novice driver Walter Gossman in his Red Devil. In the center are Homer Loudenclos, in either the Puegeot or the Hudson he designed, and Al Bruce in his National. In the rear are an unidentified car and Shirley Williams in a Theim. The cars were designed and built, in most cases, by the drivers themselves. They were in some cases backed by the motor companies whose names they carried. It was common for companies to bankroll race cars as advertising."

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David

1960 MGA 1600 Convertible,
Gold Coast, Australia.

Awesome!!!!

Cool Find on the article and pictures

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Build Journal

If anyone has or finds more Cyclekart inspiration photos post them here.
The inspiration can be oddball like the belly tank kart or period race / sports cars you have used to model your cyclekart.

David

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David

1960 MGA 1600 Convertible,
Gold Coast, Australia.

This Walters Cyclecar that ran at Brooklands in 1925 the shape is definitely tank like. All these early open wheel cars were headed in the right direction aero-wise.

Chris

This link is to a cyclekart from the Metalshapers Assoc. Incredible detail.
Tinman Kart

Here are some of my favourite Orignal Cyclekart photos.