Bamby Cars
Bamby Cars were a British brand of microcars produced in small numbers in Hull, England, in the early 1980s. The Bamby featured a fibreglass body with left side gull-wing door. All Bamby cars were three-wheelers with the single wheel in the rear.
Bamby Cars
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- Name
- Bamby
- Founded
- 1983
- Headquarters
- Kingston upon Hull
- Dissolved
- 1985
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Bamby Cars were a British brand of microcars produced in small numbers in Hull, England, in the early 1980s. The Bamby featured a fibreglass body with left side gull-wing door. All Bamby cars were three-wheelers with the single wheel in the rear.
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Initial models were equipped with hand-started Minarelli 49 cc engines, cable brakes and single headlamps. Improvements introduced included replacing the original engines with the type fitted by Yamaha to their Passola moped, using the main frame components as a subframe for attaching to the body of the car. Brakes were converted to hydraulic discs, but the single headlamp was retained until a further face-lift, from which time two headlights were fitted. At this time the gull-wing entry was deleted and a front-hinged door installed instead. Also introduced was a Suzuki engine, attached via a full chassis, in place of the previously used subframe. The new model was exhibited at the Ideal Home Exhibition of 1984, meeting with overall public approval, but few were made and the final Bamby left the factory within a few months. Bamby Minimicro are 2/3rd scale replica microcars, there were two models in production, the Schmitt TG & the Schmitt KR. Bamyby Minimicro were built on a welded steel chassis and incorporated the steel framework on which the glassfibre body panels are attached. The canopy lifts as per the real Schmitt to allow access to the cabin which is fully upholstered and carpeted. The boot opens to reveal the engine bay and fuel tank. Power comes from a 49cc two stroke engine with centrifugal clutch and pull start, top speed is in the region of 20 mph.
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• Name — Bamby • Manufacturer — Bamby Cars Ltd • Class — Microcar • Body Style — 1-door 1-seater • Designer — Alan Evans
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1983
Bamby Cars established.
1983
Bamby Cars is recorded from 1983.
1985
Bamby Cars ceased.
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