There used to be a fantasy vehicle in Torquay in the 1980's. The Landlady of the Marine Tavern near the harbour had two sons, Mel and Max. Mel had worked for the Western Lady fleet, being the summer season engineer on Western Lady III which was based in Torquay. He eventually moved to Southend on Sea and became the Chief amusement machine mechanic at the Kursaal. Max was also mechanically gifted, and built or modified his own motor bikes. He got interested in building a motor tricycle, so that he could enjoy the open road experience without having to wear the compulsory helmet when the rules were changed. He built a few until he achieved his ultimate dream machine. He built a frame around a 5.3 litre V12 Jaguar engine. I sadly don't have any pictures, but I'm sure you can imagine what it looked like. Anyway, pictures of it in motion were near impossible....
