Badsey Bullet
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| Production period: | 1981-1998 |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body versions : | Roadster |
| Engines: |
Gasoline engines : 1.1–1.2 liters (77–147 kW) |
| Length: | 3473 mm |
| Width: | 1638 mm |
| Height: | 978 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2343 mm |
| Empty weight : | 520 kg |
The Badsey Bullet is a three-wheel sports car. The manufacturer was initially Bill Badsey from South Africa and from 1983 Bill Badsey Racing USA from the USA .
description
The two-seater, which had two wheels at the front and one at the rear, was available since 1981 with both right-hand and left-hand drive. The engine was an air-cooled and transversely installed four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1074 cm³ and an output of 77 kW, which was developed by the company and mainly made of aluminum . The transmission of the Badsey Bullet had a total of 20 gears. The maximum speed of the standard model was 241.4 km / h . The manufacturer optionally offered a 147 kW silver bullet biturbo engine from Russ Collins Engineering , which had a displacement of exactly 1200 cm³. This more powerfully motorized version enabled the vehicle , which weighed just 520 kg, to reach a top speed of 279.7 km / h. The volume of the tank is 33 L . The turning radius of the Bullet is 9.88 m . L × W × H (in mm ): 3473 × 1638 × 978; Wheelbase : 2343 mm, ground clearance : 177 mm
Production of the Bullet ended in 1983 or around 1998. A total of eight vehicles were built.
The Unique Vehicle & Accessory Company from England offered the model as a kit and as a complete vehicle in England from 1982, but did not sell anything.
In 1984 the Japanese Yamaha Motor Company bought the patents for the Badsey Bullet, under which the model was eventually developed into the amphibious and watercraft Yamaha Wave Runner . However, this was only offered on the Japanese home market. Furthermore, the design of the ItalDesign Aztec , which was produced in small series from 1988 to 1992, was based on that of the Badsey Bullet.
literature
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 126. (English)
- Andrew Coe, "3-wheelers are back," in Popular Mechanics , October 1984, pp. 91-93 and pp. 154-156.
Web links
- The Badsey Bullet. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010 ; accessed on June 3, 2016 .
- Badsey. In: 3wheelers.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Elvis Payne: The AZ of Three-Wheelers. A definitive reference guide. Nostalgia Road, Manchester 2013, ISBN 9781908-347169 , pp. 27-28. (English)
- ↑ a b c Chris Rees : Three Wheelers A – Z. The definitive encyclopedia of three-wheeled vehicles from 1940 to date. Quiller Print, Croydon 2013, ISBN 978-0-9926651-0-4 , p. 31. (English)