Spending other people's money (Part II)

[Jon]

STALKER IAN LEN! Would be interested if Barrett has any ideas re: 3 wheeled car Gary. If not, I'll name it next update.

[Vulgalour]

My first thought was that the three wheeler might be a Frisky, but then I realised that the single wheel is at the wrong end. Trawling through the internet with obscure microcar makers names doesn't help either as pretty much all of the three wheelers have the single wheel at the back, presumably for better stability and stuff.

The closest I can come to anything similar that I know about would be the AC/Thundersley Invacar. Not the later ubiquitous models but the earlier ones that are just as distinctively styled. Unless there's a model I'm missing in the line-up, I think it'll be an invacar type thing but by a different company.

[Barrett]

The closest I can come to anything similar that I know about would be the AC/Thundersley Invacar. Not the later ubiquitous models but the earlier ones that are just as distinctively styled. Unless there's a model I'm missing in the line-up, I think it'll be an invacar type thing but by a different company.

Top marks there, it is an Invacar! It's a Harper MkVI (-ish) from the very late 1950s. Probably the best looking conveyance of the lot in my 'umble 'pinion. Looks unusual in red, they were all blue & white as standard. Like many of the various Invacar models, I don't think there are any of these left, so it would be interesting to know what happened to the Antipodean example.

I'm VERY jealous of the little Bambina, a comparative steal with all that was included. Having spent a bit of time travelling in an uprated example recently, I can only imagine long-distance cross NZ travel in a standard car would be absolutely spirit-crushing and unpleasant on every level, therefore I strongly advise you undertake the trip without a trailer or any kind of support vehicle, preferably with as many people on board as possible. Bon chance!

[Vulgalour]

Go me and my powers of deduction, and go you for knowing what it is (though that's less of a surprise, really).