Before an interest in 4x4’s took a grip, my sole passion was 3x1’s. I had a few, Messerschmitt, Isetta and finally this Hienkel built under license in the U.K. and badged as a Trojan. Myself and the Mk 1 wife, on a budget of nothing, went camping in Wales. Our tent was the simple affair amongst the big frame tents that dominated the camp site. I had a lot of use out of the Trojan, commuting up and down to Salisbury, where I was at Art College, from Leicestershire and averaging 80 mpg! This particular jaunt to Wales went pretty smoothly until 5 miles from home on the return journey. I was thrashing it at a heady 50 mph and the exhaust valve burnt out. With only one cylinder, that was that and Dad came to tow us in.
7 comments:
What a cracking pair of photos! There was something so 50-years-ahead-of-their-time about Heinkels and Isettas, particularly when you put them alongside modern Smarts, and a generation of electric cars like the G-Wizz. More from your archive PLEASE!!!
Truly cracking pics Toby.
Don't start me..... It's a big archive and I've little else to do! Working with Matt on the Jeep tomorrow though, so it should be a real Jeep up date next. Thanks for the kind comments.
What about more pictures of your brother? He's hot!
Bloody hell Alice, you're putting it about a bit aren't you? All my hopes shattered, like a pint glass shoved in the face of a chav at about 10.45 on a Saturday night.
I've just clocked Alice's profile pic and decided I need my crankshaft welding up. Might be passing through Swindon soon, either to admire what's left of the old GWR works or to throw a brick through the front window of Mark Lamarr's house, I can't remember which.
Your tent - the little one - did it have cane tent poles - I have one exactly the same, on the bag it has stenciled "Wayte Wood Esq KDG" How exciting.
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