450 OTAV (Officine Turkheimer Automobil Velocipes) Cyclecar (1906/13) CR 866 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Otav (Officine Turkheimer Automobil Velocipes) Cyclecar (1906/13) Engine 964cc JAP V2 Competition Number 120 Graham Figg Competition Class Class 7 Edwardian Cars Registration Number CR 866 (Southampton) Cyclecars were half way between motorcycles and cars and were fitted with lightweight bodies, sometimes in a tandem two-seater configuration and could be primitive with minimal comfort. The hey-day of cyclecar manufacture was primarily between 1910 and the late 1920s. These were propelled by single cylinder, V-twin or more rarely four cylinder engines, often air cooled. The rise of cyclecars was a direct result of reduced taxation both for registration and annual licences of lightweight small engined cars. By the early 1920's the days of the cyclecar' were numbered, as automobile manufacture became increasingly mass produced leading to a sharp fall in costs. Max Turkheimer (Moses Max Türkheimer was born in Germany, he moved to Italy with his family as a boy. After a period importing Hildebrand & Wolfmuller motorcycles he began producing motorcycles under his own name from 1902. The company also built O.T.A.V. cyclecars from 1905 to 1908, and Stella motorcycles 1924 to 1927. Shown the UK at Olypia by agents Junior and Otav Car Co. The OCTAV cyclecar sold for 95 guineas and powered (if that is the right word) by a 5 H.P. air-cooled engine, the cylinder being jacketed, and the air being forced through by a powerful fan. The engine drives by chain to a countershaft placed across the car and carrying a two-speed epicyclic gear. Diolch am 96,731,901 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,731,901 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-450
