wuvvum Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 9 hours ago, horriblemercedes said: What about aeroplanes? Plenty of 2-stroke microlights around. The Rotax 582 is a 2-stroke and that seems to be the default engine for smoll aeroplanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Another one for the list: Elmore (USA). Manufactured in 4 wheeled car form from around 1900 until 1908. Single cylinder two stroke engines used at first, then two stroke twins. 1908 Model 40 pictured, courtesy of Wiki. grogee and D.E 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Polska Syrena, the only Polish made car, according to him; Wouldnt mind a Trabant. On holiday in Germany a couple of years ago, I went on a Trabi Safari around Berlin, where we all drove a convoy of Trabants around Berlin. Fantastic!! Fell in love with the Trabi then, except for the smokey 2 stroke!! Would not be popular with the neighbours. http://www.trabi-safari.de/ http://www.trabi-world.com/ grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 18 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: how about something a bit more obscure! I mean its got 4 wheels a 2 Stroke Villiers engine! its a Johnstone Miniature coach, and I singled out FPM 404, to show they really where road registered back in the day, and this one is even DVLA live amusingly its registered as a single decker bus and all, can you imagine trying to take it in for an MOT or a DVLA inspection "ha ha very funny with the toy, now wheres the actual bus?" "erm...." More than one one the road RayMK, rainagain, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 9 hours ago, grogee said: Yes I know about the feckin Orbital engine! I worked in Ford Powertrain in the 90s. I was after series production vehicles preferably. Intrigued about a two stroke Land Rover conversion. What was the thinking there? That the standard one wasn't shit enough? Land Rover didn't do a diesel at the time. So a potential market.It was a German or Austrian design. There's quite a lot of information on the Turner website. They also made tractors, marine engines, transmissions etc. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 I'm a bit surprised there aren't more little Fiats with strokers. I mean they were obviously keen on twin-cylinder & air-cooled; why not go the whole hog and make it a ringer dinger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 54 minutes ago, grogee said: I'm a bit surprised there aren't more little Fiats with strokers. I mean they were obviously keen on twin-cylinder & air-cooled; why not go the whole hog and make it a ringer dinger? well there was the Steinwinter 250, a Fiat 126 with a 250cc Goggomobil engine, (there also was a Fiat 500 version before the 126) grogee, Dobloseven and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Charm Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 20 hours ago, grogee said: Please no Do four wheel conversions of three wheel designs count, a la Berkeley and Messerschmidt Tiger? I think there might have been four wheeled Isettas at one time, too. Oh, and have a Fairthorpe Atom: grogee and RayMK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 36 minutes ago, Missy Charm said: Do four wheel conversions of three wheel designs count, a la Berkeley and Messerschmidt Tiger? I think there might have been four wheeled Isettas at one time, too. the Berkeley was originally a 4 wheel design only later becoming a 3 wheeler, and the same goes for the Isetta most where 4 wheelers, only later ones made/sold to the UK where 3 wheelers to get all the juicy discounts on being a Tricycle but the BMW Isetta was a 4 stroke vehicle it was only the earlier Iso Isetta which was 2 stroke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Dobloseven, grogee, egg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 BAG Spatz. My brother saw one of these when on the way to a BSA rally in Europe back in 2011 on his A10. The photo he took is attached. The Spatz usually had a 191cc Sachs two stroke engine. Remarkably, its chassis was designed by Dr Hans Ledwinka of Tatra fame in his retirement. grogee, CreepingJesus and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Many French Microcars, but I'll say the Erad Midget as it is the coolest* RayMK, D.E, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Vespa 400 grogee, RayMK and face 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 The Willam range. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, egg said: Many French Microcars, but I'll say the Erad Midget as it is the coolest* that reminds me, in keeping with the Very smoll the Rytecraft Scootacar catsinthewelder, grogee, RayMK and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 22 hours ago, Dobloseven said: Barkas Ah yes, the cool B 1000 grogee, LightBulbFun and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 13 hours ago, bobdisk said: More than one one the road Seen these at steam fairs etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Detroit 12v-71. Detroit 6v-92 Dyslexic Viking and face 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 13 minutes ago, 808 Estate said: Detroit 12v-71. Detroit 6v-92 The straight six Detroits are always my favourite as they are just so smooth. The V6s though sound downright angry. Think hearing a late 80s/early 90s looking city bus screaming off away from a stop while making that noise probably caused one of the best moments of complete cognitive dissonance I've ever come across. https://youtu.be/V6doLFTAPBo For some reason that refuses to embed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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egg Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Biscúter. 197 cc? That will be the 'Hispano Villiers', natch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscúter LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 Most of the cars on this thread, in particular the Biscuit, remind me of this from the Hippies TV series. The Ginkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Perhaps I'm stretching the definition of a production vehicle, but how about the delightful Melkus RS1000 ? Saabnut, LightBulbFun and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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