messerschmitt owner Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Well, as you know I have a Bis, this is Bis 4 - and is the wife's classic toy.Bought in 2012, it sat for all of 2013 and a chunk of 2014 in the local garage in Gloucester with a dead carburettor. Its all rebuilt now but on day four of use, the dizzie disinegrated! Here she is being recovered! IMG_0386 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr Now, went to work i it a couple of days and no one there believes it can do 70+ - third gear tops out at 58mph! But do they believe me!! They did do this! IMG_0377 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr It is handy in tight car parks with limited space! IMG_0376 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr All in all, fun, fun, fun! IMG_0378 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr Latest bill €235 for a new dizzie! ProgRocker, vulgalour, M'coli and 5 others 8
M'coli Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 EDIS/Megajolt? IIRC, this may allow a vacuum advance facility too.
messerschmitt owner Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 brand new standard dizzie - would have gone for leccietronic ignition but these all seem to be for air-cooled Fiats. Old one is repairable so will take it of and keep it as a spare.
theorganist Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Wow I like that a lot. Definately would love one of these one day.
messerschmitt owner Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 Wow I like that a lot. Definately would love one of these one day.buy now while you can - there are about 150 Bis in the wild and some 100 126 air cooled (thanks to the feckers with 500s that engine raped them).
Asimo Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Why have a distributor on a parallel twin? Is the crank 180 deg.? I didn't know the Bis was water cooled (boo).
messerschmitt owner Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 I don't know! It's a flat twin, but in line! Yes, it's a 704 cc and is watercooled - HGF is an issue on them but the job is easier than on a K-series!
Inspector Morose Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Didn't the mk1 cinquecento come with that twin pot in Europe? I know we only got the four cylinder versions over here.
messerschmitt owner Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 unos had it too, I believe and so did some of the small Lancias.
Inspector Morose Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Yum. I bet they were balls of fire. Hmm fly to Europeland, find and buy twin pot, misery spec lancia. Drive back. Enjoy! Sounds like a plan... messerschmitt owner 1
messerschmitt owner Posted April 21, 2014 Author Posted April 21, 2014 Yum. I bet they were balls of fire. Hmm fly to Europeland, find and buy twin pot, misery spec lancia. Drive back. Enjoy! Sounds like a plan...it's actually a pokey wee engine up to 60mph where it tails off a little until it nudges 75mph when it kind of stops... Inspector Morose 1
Asimo Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 The first Pandas could be had with the air cooled 650 engine, Panda 30. not in UK though. We often missed out on the real poverty models, shame. forddeliveryboy 1
320touring Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 I have looked into these as a kinda 'shyter version'of the 500 the lady would like Yours looks decent, and is white, which is the best colour for any car.. messerschmitt owner 1
The Moog Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Sugar sugar candy pop.... ( sad 90s band reference) MrDuke 1
AlabamaShrimp Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 Tiny Fiat's are amazing to drive. Speed it nothing when you squeezing through tiny gaps and parking in odd places! messerschmitt owner and brickwall 2
brickwall Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 ....and filtering left and generally just squeezing by. messerschmitt owner 1
messerschmitt owner Posted April 22, 2014 Author Posted April 22, 2014 Dizzie (Rascal) ordered and on its way from Germany.
messerschmitt owner Posted April 22, 2014 Author Posted April 22, 2014 ....and filtering left and generally just squeezing by.small cars are good at this - the 126 is like many small cars, eminently chuckable!
Mr Livered Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 What a super little car. Good on ya messerschmitt owner 1
stilo_active Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I love 126s, prefer them to 500s these days to be honest. Had quite a bit of fun hurtling around Cornwall in one of these. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
red5 Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 They do have slightly chocolate gearboxes iirc. I 'drove' one from Leicester to Kidderminster with some 1st and no 3rd gear ...lovely.
MrDuke Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I too have very fond memories of a friend's air-cooled 126, about 15 years ago. He lived in a less-then-classy area, and would occasionally go outside in the morning to find it resting peacefully on its roof, but otherwise undamaged. I can also confirm that despite their dimensions, you can easily fit two 6-foot leggy females in the back seat without upsetting them unduly. theorganist 1
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 Poland is the place for parts I beleave. I have my late friends x reg 126 awaiting completion in his memory.
garycox Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 126s are great fun, my friend sold his BIS as it had HGF and he wanted something a bit more 'car-like', but I miss it. It has been fixed now though as was for sale on RR recently. I might even like them more than Minis, as they're just as fun (although quite frustratingly slower) but have less of a twatty scene around them.
Vin Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 I have one of these in air cooled flavour. I have no experience of the BIS, but the whole hatchback and water cooled engine business put me off. Why make something simple, more complex...
lovejoy Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 Morning Vin ! long time no sea, I too have had a bunch of 500's some with "BIG BLOCK" 652 cc transplants,transforms the performance ! 80 is do-able if you are brave, and a few 126's that I borrowed to thrash up toGatwick from dorset - Grrreat Fun Indeed !! the air- cooled ones are by far the best way to go - Pity we nevergot the twin Panda successor.....
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