Bubblecar Museum

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GTR1400MAN
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Bubblecar Museum

Postby GTR1400MAN » Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:44 pm

Went today. Well worth a visit for the reminders of some vehicles I saw still on the road in my youth and some others that I didn't even know ever existed.

Photo Album on Facebook but you don't need an account to view. Just say "No thanks" if it asks you to login or create an account, and click on a pic to start flicking through.
Mike Roberts - Now riding a Triumph Explorer XRT. My username comes from my 50K miles on a Kawasaki 1400GTR, after many years on Hondas of various shapes and styles. - https://tinyurl.com/mikerobertsonyoutube

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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby TheInsanity1234 » Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:18 pm

Very good pictures. Rather amusing to think there's at least 10 years between me and the youngest car on display! :mrgreen:

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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby kfae8959 » Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:44 pm

Looks fun! Where is it?

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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby dvenman » Sat Jul 07, 2018 7:33 am

http://www.bubblecarmuseum.co.uk/ - Boston. Lincolnshire ?

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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby GTR1400MAN » Sat Jul 07, 2018 7:43 am

Yes, that's the one. Note the opening days!
Mike Roberts - Now riding a Triumph Explorer XRT. My username comes from my 50K miles on a Kawasaki 1400GTR, after many years on Hondas of various shapes and styles. - https://tinyurl.com/mikerobertsonyoutube

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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby Triquet » Sat Jul 07, 2018 7:49 am

I used the know chap with a Messerschmidt. Apparently to go into reverse you just started the engine in reverse rotation (basic two-stroke). Interesting concept.

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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby fungus » Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:30 am

Back in the early 70s the lad up the road had a Bond Bug. Pretty quick, but like most, if not all three wheelers, rather unstable.

I remember Messershmitts and Isettas, and wasn't there one called the Gogomobile. Many of those in the photos I have never seen, but the photo of the petrol tank of the James reminded me of my brothers first motorbike, a 97cc James.

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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby sussex2 » Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:33 am


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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby fungus » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:50 am

Interesting that the Goggomobile Transporter pickup was often used as a snow plough.

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Re: Bubblecar Museum

Postby TheInsanity1234 » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:50 pm

Triquet wrote:I used the know chap with a Messerschmidt. Apparently to go into reverse you just started the engine in reverse rotation (basic two-stroke). Interesting concept.

So does this mean you could achieve the same top speed both forwards and backwards? As if you have 3 forward gears, and you're running the engine in reverse you'd be able to use them all as reverse gears?


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