Manky Monkey Motors

Trike types in their various guises vary considerably, the normal bike type forked single front wheeler to the reverse  trikes to car style morganesque  kits and self builds, the list is Long.
    Now apart from standard reliant s bonds and the like that are closed cars/ Trikes  Most others are open of open framed bike types.  As anyone ever thought about building a trike that is a closed trike like the very early girder style Reliant commercials etc or even a bike forked trike incorporating a small  rod style body. I cant say i have ever seen anything like this ever, may be a little off beat but i suppose most things have to start some where don't they.
       

Well here's a few for you to be going on with. A quick browse through Google Images brought up these.

How about something a bit more radical.

Actually a quad, not a trike, but I love the styling

And one of my all-time favourites -Ed Roth's "Mail Box".

Yeah, but you have a "Postal" bias! although I really like the 'austin' logo'd trike above, Morrag

Something like this perhaps Mr. North?............

I've always fancied a full bodied trike,and like all of those.
Something like dragonslayers (?) munster coach type body is strangely appealling to me .
 How about a Roth druid princess type body. Apparently that was originally sketched as being pulled by 2 bikes side by side.
 roth got into bikes and trikes big time at one point.Hmmm,I reckon it would be easy to build a body for one,I'll just nip out to the workshop to have a measure.........................The mail box type would fit the proportions it seems.....but stretched a bit into the style of Nick Butlers 'Revenge' c-cab........!!!

Lots of ideas and what i was trying to get at in my post to some extent.  I don't want to offend any folk that have the what is now traditional style angled bike fork three wheels LA chopper style trike that you tend to see most commonly these days, but the chopper styling glitter ball type styling is not my personal  choice , each to his own of course. It is like with Hot rods my perfect hot rod style is the Peterson's Red white and blue speed record car, sort of race style but period. AANNDD i dnt know if i am explaining myself very well here. !
    In a nutshell it as to have functional form it is to my tastes  if it is chrome it is probably for show and probably not needed so why fit it this is my attitude.  Sort of rat rod without Matt black, Matt Black is cool, but for me that kills it in my idea, The Duck egg blue/ Green seen on MMs pop thread, as the same effect for me as Black but is better in that it is less common, maybe i am a snob i don't know.  ;D ;D   
   I have no plans for a trike now or inn the future but mates have them and when ever i see any motor car or bike i am always dissecting it mentally and rebuilding it to what i would do,  Please note i say mentaly. I have no time to do what i have already let alone others jobs.

I Had a look on google, but cant find anything close to what i am trying to explain, it is sort of like a cross between the first picture MM posted and this car here well the finished template of it any how. Interesting car this by the way ;) http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/schism-hybrid-hot-rod-tailfeather-project-67313p21.html.

check out ebay number 130733855086

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130733855086?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D130733855086%26_rdc%3D1

how about one of these

 ;D That's just crazy!

Mr North, love the craftsmanship in that build link.

:D :D :D :D is that one of those ROBIN reliant things

It will never take off.

they fall over on fast corners ,,, :o :o  beleive me i tried it  :D :D :D :D

Yes impressive is it not? An interesting build too.   No doubt the majority on here myself included are luke warm when it comes  Hybrids, but fair play to them they looked at the project and it is clear to see it will ultimately be a successes.

Excellent ..............

I like hybrids, electric starter and petrol engine ;)

 ;D  Aye ! And Me! Times are changing though Just think if we live long enough we may even get to see a Hydrogen technology section on Manky monkey ;) :) motors.

Ok  own up .........  who's building bombs and Zeppelin's .........   ;D

  ..  Hagar  ..   ;D

Give up i an daft enough to try doing something like that especially if i thought it may be frightening when i flew it.  ;D ;D

Oil companies will have to be beaten very badly (unless they can start charging a pound a litre for water) before we get hydrogen power for the masses I think :(

Did you see the prototype GM hydrogen car a few years back on top gear? The base stayed the same but hey could. Just 'unplug' body shells to change type of vehicle. Brilliant

More harm done to the planet by money and the people and countries making vast sums of it, than as ever been done by consumers of fossil fuels. There is often talk about various alternative fuel types and oppressive oil companies keeping research down, this could be true i am not sure. But this much i do now things have started to change and will continue to do so for better or worse. And i think as short a time as ten years will see a lot more fuel changes in motor vehicles than the previous ten years.

Lov lov the trike bucket that's awesome..

If anyone wants a very radical news read on power production take a look at this link. I have been following this story from day 1 and it certainly seems to have validity (lets hope!)

http://pesn.com/2012/07/23/9602143_Rossis_E-Cat_Hits_1000_Degrees_C/

If this stuff actually make it mainstream I am going to do my damdest to have the first nickle/hydrogen powered trike :)

 ;D How about a trike like I own 1948 Reliant milk float from Ireland  ;D

(http://i.imgur.com/cYrA9.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/wdjpx.jpg)

That's a cracker, or perhaps its the way he tells 'em..............................

Is that model called a Raleigh? A red one of those popped up the other week on BTW forum but cant remember where it was now

I did make reference to your style or Reliant commercial in my opening post. I think the old reliants are ace looking things. 8)

Hi Nabsim the Raleigh was different make alltogether the photo of a pickup with the Sammy Miller sign on in the early thread is a James with V twin power, I only live just up the road from the Sammy Miller museum.