Small Car Plans A Web Site Serving Those Who Are Interested in the Exciting World of Antique Replicas, Home Built Horseless Carriages, Homebuilt Mini and Micro Automobiles   The photo at the left shows the prototype of our first plans manual. For the first car, we chose to do our version of Henry Ford's Quadricycle.   Now available as a FREE download. Click HERE     Since our Quadricycle could only carry one adult passenger, we designed the parade trailer to carry an additional 2 adults, or 1 adult and 2 children. An ideal beginners project. Can be pulled with any riding garden tractor. Now available as a FREE download. Click HERE The photo to the left shows the prototype of our second plans manual. This time we chose to duplicate (well almost) the 1920 Briggs & Stratton "Red Bug" Cycle Car. Can be built without welding or difficult machining. Now available as a FREE download. Click HERE   The photo at the right shows the prototype of our third plans manual. This time a version of the 1920 Briggs & Stratton Cycle Car with a Motor Wheel. Now available as a FREE download. Click HERE At the left you see one of the most well known of all homebuilt horseless carriages — Jimmy Woods' single seat that has been duplicated hundreds of times. Many builders have used these plans to fashion their own custom carriage. Go to Jimmy Woods Plans To the right is Jimmy Woods' 2 seated version of his original carriage. Take the wife and kids to the parade with you! Go to Jimmy Woods Plans Look to your left and you'll see the most famous "home built" carriage of all times, Henry Ford's Quadricycle. Built in 1896, it was measured and duplicated by George DeAngelis, who has made his detailed drawings available for us. Go to George DeAngelis The Electric Voiturette Those who have followed Ian Hopper's informative articles about the design and building of electric powered replicas, will be glad to know that he now has plans available for this unique copy of a European vehicle. Mostly constructed of wood, it should appeal to you woodworkers. Go to Ian Hopper To your left you see the famous, full size, replica cars made by L R Thevenet. His first, the CDO, is in the background. The latest, his Ford Model N, is up front. To obtain plans for either car, plus his new Speedster Body plans, visit his new Website. Go to: Horseless Carriage Replicas   A Tribute to Jimmy Woods An honor to the man who started it all!   Electric Power + Jimmy Woods Jan Szott finally did it! See it go! Movie Clip added 11-30-07   Electric Power + Ford Quadricycle The next kudos go to Chris Wallace, of Capitan, New Mexico added 08-03-08   Magazine Plans Plans that appeared in old magazines, etc. Updated 06-09-07     Wheels, Tires etc. Sourcing information for carriage wheels/tires    KENDA Flame Tire Lives Again! ! ! See Bulletin Board  Buy at: www.choppersus.com July 31, 2007   White Wall Tire Paint A perfect solution for making Kenda and motorcycle black wall tires into whitewalls   Speedometer Kits & Parts Following the directions in E&W Issue 55, build up a custom speedometer for your carriage. Spare heads, 28" cables and drivers available. Bike World USA - if calling, ask for Debbie   NEW      The Orscheln Brake Lever      NEW The perfect solution to your emergency / parking  brake design. For more info, click HERE   Engine & Wheels   Has been discontinued - No. 64 was the last issue.   The Horseless Carriage Builders Handbook A 100+ page compilation of how-to articles from previous issues of Engine & Wheels Newsletter.   Stu Martyn's Quad Engine Stu presents notes, sketches & photos of the 2 cylinder engine he built from scratch, using only photographs!  09/26/07   Photo Album Back by popular demand 09/20/07   The Little Curved Dash Oldsmobiles From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida   In My Merry Oldsmobile Here it is in MP3 digital format. Downloadable to CD or i-pod To play, left click — To download to file, right click, then click "save target as" Popular Science Article on Ford Quadricycle & Story About a Look-Alike Ford Quadricycle PDF Drawings for Hydrostatic transaxles used for our carriages. Tech Manual For Tecumseh/Peerless Manual transaxles and differential Over 100 pages in PDF format Demo of Ackerman Steering Principals Handy Calculator For Speed Links Great sources of parts, supplies & information!     In Memory of Tom Daw 1919 - 2007 We published info about Tom's home-built Ford Quadricycle and some of you got to meet him at various shows.   Drive Slow and Don't Scare Your Neighbor's Horse! Latest Update: August 16, 2008