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C5Alive General Category => C5 Chatroom => Topic started by: jockywilson11 on 29, August, 2011 - 08:08:25

Title: C5 Prototype?
Post by: jockywilson11 on 29, August, 2011 - 08:08:25

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-1964-HARDING-ELECTRIC-BATH-CAR-Only-1-sale-/230664476115?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2397799390904088199

At last we see where Sir Clive got the idea!

Title: Re: C5 Prototype?
Post by: Lancealot on 29, August, 2011 - 08:57:01

That is very nice. Good find....

Lance

Title: Re: C5 Prototype?
Post by: Karl on 29, August, 2011 - 09:02:18

..something similar to those were issued to servicemen that lost limbs during the two world wars, usually wealthier officer types I'd imagine .

Title: Re: C5 Prototype?
Post by: Retro Andy on 04, September, 2011 - 08:22:19

I think we've seen that before, before it was restored ? I was looking at a non electric one the other day at Lulworth castle on display.

Retro Andy.

Title: Re: C5 Prototype?
Post by: thedesigntailor on 04, September, 2011 - 11:59:23

I'm sure I heard, on QI or something, that all cars were electric at first. But petrol became for popular because (back then) it was much more readily available and batteries were crap.

I'm sure I also heard the diesel engine was invented to run on peanut oil but once again the fossil fuel was more readily available.

Anyone else heard this?  ???

Title: Re: C5 Prototype?
Post by: vanpeebles on 04, September, 2011 - 12:03:15

Electric cars and steam were quite common in the US over 100 years ago, more so than petrol cars. I think the switch to petrol came about because they had vast quantities of it left over as a byproduct of refining over things.