This short news item describes a human-powered family quadricycle.
Odd-Appearing Vehicle Operated Like Bicycle
This short news item describes a human-powered family quadricycle.
Odd-Appearing Vehicle Operated Like Bicycle
In this article author Bob Hardy describes how to build a classic cycle car. This is the kind of projects Americans boys used to tackle. That was at the time before virtual reality of the computer screens. This might make an excellent basis for a father-son-daughter project.
Here Is How To Build That Cycle Car
This short news item shows a cyclemobile with a motor wheel hidden under engine cover. It looks like the typical Smith Motor Wheel which was popular at the time, powering bicycles, three wheelers, cyclemobiles, etc. The direct drive motor wheel idea is actually pretty neat and it could be used for to create one today, either powered by a small internal combustion engine or a small electric motor with its batteries attached to the motor wheel.
One Way of Hiding the Evidence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Flyer
http://www.remarkablecars.com/main/briggs-stratton/briggs-stratton.html