Topic: Solved: VASS by Don Maguire

[sixtee5cuda]

Any idea what this is?  From the image of the bare chassis, it appears to use a transverse-engined FWD setup mounted behind the driver, to make a mid-engined trike.  Outside photos were taken in or near West Virginia.

[Arunas]

Any idea what this is?  From the image of the bare chassis, it appears to use a transverse-engined FWD setup mounted behind the driver, to make a mid-engined trike.  Outside photos were taken in or near West Virginia.

Hi sixtee5cuda,


This is not me, but out good friend and puzzler Mr Rees who has identified this car:

That's a one-off 'VASS' tilter by Don Maguire:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/ZLTx0E-_AC4" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/ZLTx0E-_AC4</a>

[sixtee5cuda]

Thank you for finding that information, Arunas.  Can it really be a "tilter"?  In the video showing this trike on a twisty road, it doesn't appear to lean.

There are 3 or 4 videos of this trike, but I can't find any information about what powers it.  I've seen a picture of the complete front suspension, but I still don't understand how it works.