Engine Punk

As soon as I knew the Giles I was intrigued by it This oddity is mentioned in Peter Tuthill's book Cornwall's Motor Industry . As he expected, its publication is flushing out more information on the vehicles featured, many of which are very shadowy creations. This is the only one with which I could help and even then to a very limited extent. Mysterious back in 1984, the Giles 3 wheeler has since gone to ground again It turned up on an old caravan chassis at a "Superdo", a Vintage Things Show, at Penstraze near Truro in 1984, and that's where I took these photos. It was a very intriguing three wheeler with an air-cooled 350cc flat-twin Douglas engine mounted at the front. It must have just been discovered and acquired for preservation. Somebody removed the bonnet and lo! there was a Douglas engine It wasn't a bad job although a little under powered for my tastes. Douglas did some 500s and 600s. There was even a conversion that stretched the...

The Horsepower Whisperer is now featured on Marion Webb-De Sisto's author interview page. I'm new to being interviewed and she guided me gently through the process. Marion has been writing and publishing for years. I reckon De Sisto is a great name for an author. She's married to an American-Italian (funny how we don't get American-English) and has lived in the UK and the US. She writes fiction and non-fiction and is a very spiritual person. She is a crystal healer and a Bach flower remedy registered practitioner. In an earlier blog, I postulated (good word) that many women who are now practising alternative therapies had some connection with motorcycling. I know this is a bit like saying that if you are born on 27th July 1963 then you are a very attractive, energetic, creative person who everybody likes (but is also modest with it) but - you know - I genuinely believe that to be true. One of my fellow Pitch Idol candidates wrote mind, body and spirit books an...