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1898 Automobile A.K.A. horseless carriage
Ye-Ole Steam Dude:
Hello everyone,
My latest project will be to build a full size replica of a late 1800 to early 1900's automobile, a.k.a. Horseless Carriage, a.k.a. Motorized Buggy. As the steam engine pushed the Industrial Revolution into high gear (pun intended) the advent of the motorized vehicle just exploded on the scene. Almost every carriage shop, buggy shop, wagon shop and even shops that built horse drawn hearse, that could buy a gasoline engine, built their version of an “automobile.”
I have designed one based on a collection of many very similar automobiles that were built within an eight to ten year period. I have tried to keep as much of the original”looks” as possible while using the modern materials that are available today. From the outward appearance it will be hard to distinguish it from an original.
As the build progresses I will detail all of the various parts and pieces used in the construction. There will be some reverse engineering as needed to best adapt the parts that I will have to purchase and those parts that will be made from my original drawings. I still have quite a bit of design work to complete, but the Main Chassis drawings are completed and will be the first component to build.
The first step is to build a “welding fixture” where I will fabricate the main chassis. I am making the fixture out of 2x4 and 2x6 lumber rather than steel, because it will only be used one time. Once I have a rolling chassis the fixture will be taken apart to allow more room in my small shop.
Attached photos show my original Concept Design, the Welding Fixture and the limited space that I will have in my shop in the beginning. This should be a fun build and a chance for me to utilize my new machines.
Have a great day,
Thomas
zeeprogrammer:
Very cool!! :popcorn: :popcorn:
b.lindsey:
Thomas, if you haven't checked this site out, please do.
http://www.horselesscarriagereplicas.com/plans.html
These guys come up every year to out cotton ginning days festival in October and bring their carriages with then even from Florida and Louisiana. As I recall their plans are quite reasonable and may save you some time as well as providing tried and tested designs.
Bill
Ye-Ole Steam Dude:
Thanks Zee and Bill,
Bill I do not have that link and man I really like the "Pie Wagon", thanks so much. In fact, I like all those buggies.
I already have so much time involved in my design it would be hard to not complete it, but adding or making some changes would not be hard. I will look over all the plans offered and might order several.
Again thanks for the information.
Thomas
crueby:
Excellent! Going to be following this one - got plenty of popcorn kernels ready to pop!
:popcornsmall: (me)
:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: (shop elves)
What kind of engine are you planning on using for it?
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