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Title: Solved -PJ109- Invacar Model 57
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 07, 2009, 07:42:24 AM
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Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 11, 2009, 04:39:57 AM
Experts!
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: D-type on May 11, 2009, 06:23:13 PM
Invacar?
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 12, 2009, 05:27:11 AM
Sort of...
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2009, 03:54:38 AM
Profs!
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: 250gto on May 14, 2009, 06:05:27 AM
Based on an AC Petite?
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2009, 06:29:09 AM
It is possible...but not reported in my source.
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Arunas on May 14, 2009, 07:16:58 AM
Three-wheeled? British?
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2009, 07:22:57 AM
Yes x 2
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Arunas on May 14, 2009, 07:42:48 AM
Also electric maybe?
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2009, 08:01:28 AM
The only info I have is a name and a purpouse, already guessed by D-type...
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Arunas on May 14, 2009, 08:15:43 AM
Made in '50s, right?
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2009, 08:41:23 AM
Later than that...
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Arunas on May 14, 2009, 08:46:42 AM
In '60s?  ???
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2009, 09:00:14 AM
These info cames from a late '60s magazine....
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: guido66 on July 25, 2009, 04:56:54 PM
Was it made for someone who couldn't sit down and had to drive standing upright ?
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 26, 2009, 08:47:47 AM
Yes!
If you came with a name, this one will be solved....
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: guido66 on July 26, 2009, 11:55:03 AM
I suppose it was the opposite of the AC Spinal Special, which had to be driven in a prone position

I also found this:

Gerard Lundergan: "I used to work with the Invacars back in 1993 when I used to order the spare parts and send them out to places like Tippens and many other garages around the country. I had many happy times driving these about site and the number of models is unbelievable. I have seen the majority of the early models, the black carriages were really weird to look at and had some cracking number plates. The later cars were all catalogued by hand and mainframe computer and we use to have massive metal ledgers full of the part numbers, stock etc. One carriage I remember was about 6ft tall as the person driving it had problems sitting down due to a spinal injury
Title: Re: PJ - 109
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 26, 2009, 12:15:00 PM
OK, this one is solved, this car is a special version of the Invacar Model 57, (and one point goes to D-type) made for a man, who was not able to drive sit down (one point to Guido66).
In the 3rd pictures there are the mirrors He uses to see the instruments.