Author Topic: And on the 9th day Man put a motor on it...1947 Shelby Flying Cloud  (Read 1719 times)

Offline chuck peterson

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I bet you've not seen this before...An early attempt at moped

https://loz.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1947-shelby-flying-cloud/6418340548.html



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Offline Bud

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Re: And on the 9th day Man put a motor on it...1947 Shelby Flying Cloud
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2017, 06:48:07 PM »
Only $ 1750.00 !?

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Re: And on the 9th day Man put a motor on it...1947 Shelby Flying Cloud
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2017, 06:50:50 PM »
Briggs and Stratton? I can't see well enough to tell from pic...

Offline Pop

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Re: And on the 9th day Man put a motor on it...1947 Shelby Flying Cloud
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2017, 06:55:54 PM »
Kool, but the new engine takes away from the look. Their are plenty of good running older ones out there.
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Offline Lannis

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Re: And on the 9th day Man put a motor on it...1947 Shelby Flying Cloud
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2017, 07:05:57 PM »
Briggs and Stratton? I can't see well enough to tell from pic...

The old one he pictures on the shelf is a Briggs ... the one on the bike is a new "Predator" engine, beloved of kart builders and hopper-uppers everywhere.   You can get them for about $120.

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