Perfect taste for Las Vegas. Park it between the Clénet and the Excalibur. One hopes the saying "What plays in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas" holds true for this one. Dick Tuttle

All the first Lloyds including the 600cc trucks and busses had the swing axles. The Alexander TS came out in about 1960 and had trailing arm and coil springs in the rear. Nader's book came out in 1965

Do you suppose that the extreme swing axle camber change had anything to do with the Tatra being on its head? Does Ralph Nader know about this? Dick Tuttle

Once we had a two-stroke carbureted Goliath that would get into diesel mode and not shut off. We even pulled the plug wires off. It would run around 3000 rpm smoothly although the throttle plate was o

Lloyd 600 vans and trucks were 2 cylinder, front wheel drive. They were smaller than VWs, Goliaths and DKWs. Here's my Lloyd in 1963 out camping in Marin with my late wife. Alfa also made one with a 2

That van has a Tempo look to it. They made quite a lot of them in Hamburg. Dick Tuttle

Lot of energy stored in those flywheels. Didn't wince at all when he engaged the drive belt. Must weigh a ton. Well, I have the starting motor. dt

What was that D series doing in the background? Was that the virus worse than covid19? Dick Tuttle

Nice looking cars. Just don't open both doors at the same time.

Couldn't the Hillman Jinx convert bring back Cindy's girlhood? What a deal! Dick Tuttle

Somewhere in an old magazine I have a photo of the same test done around 10 years earlier in the 20s. It was an indoor test rig with what looks like a big rubber bumper to stop the bus from toppling i

Try Cameron's Pub in Half Moon Bay. Dick Tuttle

New Arcane Society rule: No skid steers! What's next, a Bobcat? (I don't mean the Mercury.) Looks like if you went over 25 and hit the brakes it would do an endo. I do like the chain drive. Dick Tuttl

Suljit, I once saw a car, a Berkeley, I think, where the owner had used rubber bungee straps. Not the round, cloth coverd ones, but the solid black rubber type truckers often use. Seat belt nylon woul

Folks often show distain for the cheap disposable crap that the Arcane Society often supports. (Craig is right about that.) I remember once when a friend beheld a Velorex. "What a piece of crap! The b

-----Original Message----- From: Craig Parada craig.parada@... [Arcane_autos] To: Arcane_autos Sent: Fri, Feb 1, 2019 4:43 pm Subject: Re: [Arcane_autos] Fw: End of the road for Tata Nano at

The last Vincent I tried to buy was in the back of a truck shop in the east bay about 15 or 20 years ago. Rumored to be a Shadow it didn't have black barrels and cases. The weird thing about it was th

My best, a 20 year old....... My worst, 39. Feeling smug at 78! Dick Tuttle

And I have a 12 ton nearby in Santa Clara that may do it. Dick Tuttle

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