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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: Adirondack Jack on February 28, 2022, 07:26:53 am

Title: Re: Steam moped. Russian perhaps
Post by: Adirondack Jack on March 01, 2022, 03:09:31 pm

Ah, yes. In any event, I like the whimsy of his idea. K

Title: Re: Steam moped. Russian perhaps
Post by: Weedensteam on March 01, 2022, 11:30:10 am

Did a search on the Mamod forum, unfortunately photos are no longer available due to passage of time, this is from 2012, it is (Phil), Bugsy in the video, here is the only photo I could find:

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Title: Re: Steam moped. Russian perhaps
Post by: Weedensteam on February 28, 2022, 09:12:40 pm

Quote from: Scorpion2nz on February 28, 2022, 01:08:06 pm

I don’t think Russian.
He is  or was a member of the “mamod “ forum
I think it maybe Bugsy ?? Possibly Sweden
But i am old and my memory is crap

Cheers
Dennis

My memory is a bad as yours but I think you are right, I believe we lost him a few years ago.

Title: Re: Steam moped. Russian perhaps
Post by: Adirondack Jack on February 28, 2022, 02:18:26 pm

I was strictly guessing based on hearing some unintelligible speech.  In any event, it’s a slick beast he has built.

Title: Re: Steam moped. Russian perhaps
Post by: Scorpion2nz on February 28, 2022, 01:08:06 pm

I don’t think Russian.
He is  or was a member of the “mamod “ forum
I think it maybe Bugsy ?? Possibly Sweden
But i am old and my memory is crap

Cheers
Dennis

Title: Steam moped. Russian perhaps
Post by: Adirondack Jack on February 28, 2022, 07:26:53 am

https://youtu.be/_NL2BVo4le0

Gotta love the horseless carriage.  It’ll never catch on though. Lol.