What about this?????

[steven brock]

Always though rear engine trikes look they got an engine missing
Here's a great one from over here in Ireland
 

What about this?????

[ROD]

Looks ok ,shame about the chequer plate though!,but to each his own.........
 Thinking this through,I do agree there is a potential in rear engined cars as trikes,Skoda,Imp,VW(as a Beach b'stard) etc.I just like the idea of the front of a car thing. I am very tempted to have a go at another trike,but dont know whether I will have the enthusiasm to finish it,after the probs with the  rev trike I gave up on!.

[steven brock]

Keep it simple..

[ROD]

ok..front of car with frame tacked on ! 

[Manky Monkey]

I can see where you're coming from Rod. The engineering's simple enough in theory & as most cars are front wheel drive these days there'd be no end of donor possibilities. As others have said though, it's the styling of these sort of "out of the box thinking" trikes that usually lets them down. Some swoopy fill-in panels between the "bike" frame & car body would help a lot. (I'm thinking Testerossa style finned panels?).

[fifer]

I can see where you're coming from Rod. The engineering's simple enough in theory & as most cars are front wheel drive these days there'd be no end of donor possibilities. As others have said though, it's the styling of these sort of "out of the box thinking" trikes that usually lets them down. Some swoopy fill-in panels between the "bike" frame & car body would help a lot. (I'm thinking Testerossa style finned panels?).

Yep , fill them in with engraved / painted panels showing different engines .
You could have a different engine look every day 
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[ROD]

You had a "wee dram " tonight Pete? 

[triker_Chewie]

most front drive cars that i can think of are monocoque soo. no chassis comes with the engine/trans.
good idea for a power plant but a frame would still need making

[ROD]

Probably easiest way is to peel open the front of each chassis rail and slide in some box.