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Title: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: Trigger on February 26, 2015, 10:06:44 PM

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1957-classic-Phoenix-scooter-/221697078326?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item339e2cf436

Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: mike the bike on February 26, 2015, 10:28:21 PM

Reminds me of the Scammell Scarab 3 wheel arctics built around the same time.
Google it.

Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: Johnwebley on February 27, 2015, 01:05:19 AM

LoL ,I remember it,

 mainly used by British Rail freight to deliver the parcels/boxes etc

Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: AshimotoK0 on February 27, 2015, 07:27:42 AM

It's for sale not far   'Heartbeat' country ... wonder if it was ever used as  an extra  :D The one the seller  says he is currently restoring (Triumph Tigress) is no oil painting either , my brother had one in the 60's, it had a 250cc  twin four-stroke engine as I remember. Painted in some polychromatic or. whatever they called,  it light blue. Yes it does have a look of the Scammell three wheel truck ( there is one of those in  Hull's 'Streetlife Museum').

What was that funny little scooter thing used in 'Rebel without a Cause' ( James Dean's sidekick Plato) was it a Cushman or something like that.[attachimg=1]

Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: UK Pete on February 27, 2015, 07:53:46 AM

Wow , a crazy looking bike, makes a nice change from constantly lusting after early Honda's
pete

Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: Trigger on February 27, 2015, 09:01:39 AM

Reminds me of the old bumper cars at the fair  ;D

Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP) on February 27, 2015, 09:58:48 AM

Yeah me too, was there a pig ugly 3 wheeler about aswell in those days where you got in the front which was all door and if you parked to close you could not get out and it had no reverse?
Cheers
Bitsa

Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: AshimotoK0 on February 27, 2015, 10:51:06 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2UHwJiNTwE

Nice history lesson on the Phoenix Scooter

Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: Bodd on February 27, 2015, 03:13:44 PM

 :o :o :o

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Title: Re: Not everyone's cup of tea
Post by: Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP) on February 27, 2015, 07:11:19 PM

Agreed wow :P :P
Cheers
Bitsa