An un-Reeky-like development

External Since: Sep 04, 2003 Posts: 659

I suppose riding a VW trike put me somewhere on the margins of Reeky,
but I recently found something very cool (and affordable) but distinctly
beyond the fringe: a VW-based replica like this:

http://www.bugattirevue.com/revue25/faux.htm

Actually it looks a lot less showy than that; more like this one:

http://www.zaniroli.com/princesses2000/rinaldi_bugatti.fr.html

I haven't bought it yet; there are a few issues to settle such as
Air-Care (emissions inspection); where I'm going to keep it (driveway
is full of motorcycles); security; no rain protection, although I could
probably cobble together some kind of roof (at the risk of scandalizing
Bugatti purists); the cockpit is cramped and uncomfortable and you have
to climb in Dukes of Hazzard style and there's no storage space (what
did I expect on a racing car?) and the only real advantage to the thing
is that I'll get a lot of attention, except that if I keep talking about
it here I'll probably get hauled up before the Un-Reekian Activities
Committee (but I can plead that at least it has motorcycle-like wheels).

Sean_Q_

External Since: Apr 17, 2007 Posts: 252

On Feb 6, 11:47 am, Sean <no.s....RemoveThis@no.spam> wrote:
> I suppose riding a VW trike put me somewhere on the margins of Reeky,
> but I recently found something very cool (and affordable) but distinctly
> beyond the fringe: a VW-based replica like this:
>
> http://www.bugattirevue.com/revue25/faux.htm
>
> Actually it looks a lot less showy than that; more like this one:
>
> http://www.zaniroli.com/princesses2000/rinaldi_bugatti.fr.html
>
> I haven't bought it yet; there are a few issues to settle such as
> Air-Care (emissions inspection); where I'm going to keep it (driveway
> is full of motorcycles); security; no rain protection, although I could
> probably cobble together some kind of roof (at the risk of scandalizing
> Bugatti purists); the cockpit is cramped and uncomfortable and you have
> to climb in Dukes of Hazzard style and there's no storage space (what
> did I expect on a racing car?) and the only real advantage to the thing
> is that I'll get a lot of attention, except that if I keep talking about
> it here I'll probably get hauled up before the Un-Reekian Activities
> Committee (but I can plead that at least it has motorcycle-like wheels).

Maybe a Morgan three wheel replica ?

http://morgan3w.de/

You'd still get cramped, uncomfortable, lack of storage, Dukes
of Hazzard entry and lots of attention without having to stoop to
adding a fourth wheel. Hell, you could probably even add an
aftermarket oil leak if you tried hard.