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	America on the Move \| Twombly cyclecar
		Cyclecars were small, inexpensive automobiles that resembled a cross between a car and a motorcycle.
		The cyclecar craze of the mid-1910s was an attempt to democratize the automobile by making cars that were smaller, less expensive, and more economical to maintain and operate than standard touring cars and runabouts.
		The cyclecar's advocates claimed that it was better suited to muddy or rutted roads because of its light weight and narrow profile; the wheels actually fit between the ruts made by full-sized automobiles.
	americanhistory.si.edu /onthemove/collection/object_1323.html (353 words)

	1914 Twombley Cyclecar
		Cyclecars were a phenomenon of the early 19th Century.
		A number of auto makers manufactured these unique vehicles to address the needs of buyers who were looking for a means of transportation lower in cost than conventional automobiles.
		Lighter in weight and with smaller, less powerful engines, Cyclecars were less costly to buy and taxed at a lower rate.
	restored-classics.com /bvac/aus2000rally2/page22.html (0 words)

	Cyclecar
		Cyclecars were propelled by single cylinder, V-twin or four cylinder engines, or sometimes motorcycle engines.
		The rise of cyclecars was a direct result of taxation for the registration on cars, because taxation was based on displacement of the engine and weight of the car.
		The answer of Henry Ford to cyclecars was simple: he introduced a scaled down Model T to bring the price of new Ford cars closer to the price of cyclecars.
	www.autos.adreviews.net /Cyclecar.html (345 words)

	CanadianDriver: Motoring Memories - Cyclecars
		Cyclecars were a kind of cross between motorcycles and regular cars, and they probably did much to sour the marketplace on really small cars for a long time.
		When cyclecars found their way to this side of the Atlantic about three years later, manufacturers popped up from Connecticut to Washington State; Detroit was home to about a dozen.
		Cyclecars were a short-lived chapter in automotive history, their popularity being pretty well finished by about 1915.
	canadiandriver.com /articles/bv/cyclecars.htm (761 words)

	Basic cyclecar frame - Patent 4158397
		This cyclecar frame shall be of sufficiently general configuration to allow the builder considerable latitude in his choice of the remaining vehicle components, such as front suspension, steering gear, body, and seating.
		The motorcycle is positioned between and parallel with the fork tubes 12 of the cyclecar frame such that the fork neck 15 of the motorcycle frame is positioned above the center of the upper rear crossmember 6 of the cyclecar frame.
		The general configuration of the cyclecar frame and the front tabs and multiple tubing members for the mounting of the remaining components both serve to provide the builder a considerable degree of latitude in the completion of a finished vehicle.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4158397.html (2284 words)

	int4 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The cyclecar's available in 1914 ranged in price from £60 to £200 and running costs were around a penny a mile.
		The more conventional of the ultra light cars, those that were miniature's of the large cars of the day and the designs that had evolved from the earlier voiturettes proved more enduring than the cyclecars providing reliable low cost transport to an increasing number of motorists for their personal use.
		In the last century between nineteen fifty and the early sixties there was a revival of the cyclecar theme in form of the microcar.
	www.lightauto.com /int4.html (302 words)

	one6 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This model was the type used in the 1913 Cyclecar Grand Prix at Amiens and it was capable of 60 mph.
		The model which was designed for the 1914 Cyclecar Grand Prix had a developed standard engine with deep cylinder fins, and was capable of 55 mph.
		The other cyclecar manufacturer to make an outstanding sporting car, or to be correct, an outstanding line of sporting cars still with us today, was “Morgan”.
	www.lightauto.com /one6.html (437 words)

	Woodie Gallery: Cyclecars - Old Woodies (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cyclecars were minimal and often primative, but they allowed one of modest means to take to the road.
		It must have been exhilarating to take to the roadways at the wheel of your own car, even if it were a tiny car that could be cobbled together in a local garage of of wood, a motor and little else.
		This tiny tandem 2-seater was the second Carden cyclecar produced by Capt. John Carden.
	www.oldwoodies.com /gallery-cyclecars.htm (1194 words)

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		At the same meeting, held in the spring of 1912, control of the cyclecar was given to the Auto-Cycle Union and cyclecars were shown at the Cyclecar and Motorcycle Show at Olympia in 1912.
		Also significant was the later generous fiscal treatment of cyclecars by tax authorities in certain countries, notably in France where a cyclecar was defined as a vehicle with a capacity of 1100cc or less and a weight 350kg or less, rather than 7cwt.
		The cyclecar was killed by the slump; and the Seven — itself a cyclecar - was born as a result of it.
	www.vintagelightcar.com /cyclecars/whatisacyclecar.html (1480 words)

	Enders Cyclecar car parts, & bits for Cyclecars & classic Enderses in general
		This section of free ads at Classic Wheels is not just for Enders Cyclecar owners, but also anyone who is an enthusiast or interested in buying or selling items relating to these classic Enderses, and wants to try the internet to further their search.
		This page is targeted at ads for the Cyclecar in particular, if this isn't exactly what you are interested in, click the left hand border to view the full list of Enderses and other classic motors (there are over 2,000 to choose from!).
		If you no longer own or drive this type of Cyclecar, but wonder where your old automobile is now, pop a note on here for free and see if its new owner gets in touch.
	www.classic-wheels.co.uk /classic_car_adv/old-enders-cyclecar.htm (812 words)

	Cyclecar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A simple light car whose design owed much to motorcycle practice, of which a large variety were made from 1912 until about 1922.
		The typical cyclecar had an engine of less than four cylinders, often air cooled, with final drive by belts or chains.
		Cyclecars flourished in England, France and the United States, but disappeared with the coming of mass-produced 'genuine light cars' such as the Austin Seven and Citroen 5CV.
	www.learn-line.nrw.de /angebote/automobil/info/anmcyclecar.htm (94 words)

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