Mark Huston Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Not Mine. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/danville-velorex/7473328738.html This is one make I had not heard of before seeing this ad. Apparently, Velorex was made in Czechoslovakia. Craigslist ad: 1960 Velorex350cc Jawa twin cylinder air cooled engine. Rear wheel drive two seat convertible. Engine was recently rebuilt. It's street legal and the registration is current. It has a clean title. Here's an opportunity to own a unique, fun vintage three wheel drive convertible. Asking $12,000 or best offer. Not Mine. I have no personal interest in the sale of this 1960 Velorex. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 You gotta be brave or crazy to drive that on the street! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, TerryB said: You gotta be brave or crazy to drive that on the street! I'll go with crazy or maybe even insane. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 No, crazy is paying $12,000 for it. Hopeless looney is driving it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 This thing has The Lane Museum written all over it. Probably the best place for it, if they don’t have one already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Trucker Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Here's the "Limo" model. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryLime Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 The Lane Museum has a Velorex . However they do not yet have a plymouth cranbrook . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I belong to the Arcane Auto Society. The membership is pretty much as you have described it and we do drive things like this! http://www.arcaneauto.org/index.htm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Trucker Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/23/2022 at 10:39 AM, Leif in Calif said: I belong to the Arcane Auto Society. The membership is pretty much as you have described it and we do drive things like this! http://www.arcaneauto.org/index.htm Is your life insurance agent aware of your affliction and said membership ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) Not sure if this one would get you there in the first place OR take you home either! I'm diggin' the dual exhaust though, certainly must add something... Just not sure what. In all seriousness, I really like all manner of funky cars. It's so much fun to see these crazy contraptions and ponder about driving them. Edited April 29, 2022 by Lahti35 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryLime Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 The dual exhaust was because of the TWO cycle engine and its need for scavenging . Checzslovakia was a socialist economy and the average worker didn't have the money for an automobile . If you had the money , you put your name on a list and waited years for a Skoda . Like a VW Rabbit or Lada .You had to be a high party member to get a Tatra and that was only loaned to you. A majority of Velorex users were WWII disabled veterans and the cars came equipped with full or partial hand controls . Vets were subsidized to purchase one . The hand controls are still available today , but seldom used . The cars were seldom exported to other eastern bloc countries and never to the west . There is a large meet in the Cheche Republic every year and Germany has a very large club with website to support members . It's funny to us today only because we never had to live as they did . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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