Frank Mayes Trike

[ChasCS]

* Much like other three-wheelers we’ve come across – including the Arrowhead and the Erickson streamliners, Frank Mayes decided to make his reverse trike, built in the late 1940s, with front-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering. That and a 1948 design patent are about all David Greenlees at The Old Motor has turned up on it so far.

This one-off reverse trike was built by Frank Mayes from Fayetteville, Arkansas. The car had front-wheels drive and brakes and rear-wheel steering. Imagine driving with a speed of 55 mph on fixed front-wheels.
It took Mayes 22 months to assemble scrap Ford and Chevrolet parts. Mayes had patented his design.
Black&white photograph colorized.


Chas

 

[Motorcycledave]

??? Rear wheel steering ???

This guy must have never driven a fork lift...

* Much like other three-wheelers we’ve come across – including the Arrowhead and the Erickson streamliners, Frank Mayes decided to make his reverse trike, built in the late 1940s, with front-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering. That and a 1948 design patent are about all David Greenlees at The Old Motor has turned up on it so far.

This one-off reverse trike was built by Frank Mayes from Fayetteville, Arkansas. The car had front-wheels drive and brakes and rear-wheel steering. Imagine driving with a speed of 55 mph on fixed front-wheels.
It took Mayes 22 months to assemble scrap Ford and Chevrolet parts. Mayes had patented his design.
Black&white photograph colorized.


Chas

 

[Chupaca]

Thanks..!!

for the link to...Theoldmotor.com...great old photos and articles...:2thumbs:

 

[ChasCS]

Looking far back in automobile time...

Yup... ;-)
http://www.theoldmotor.com

I like looking at old cars and future concepts all the same. Hehehe

Well you know how us guys are, very optically nerve oriented.

Chas

 

[mtdoragary]

Rear wheel steering at 55 would be an unmitigated disaster!

* Much like other three-wheelers we’ve come across – including the Arrowhead and the Erickson streamliners, Frank Mayes decided to make his reverse trike, built in the late 1940s, with front-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering. That and a 1948 design patent are about all David Greenlees at The Old Motor has turned up on it so far.

This one-off reverse trike was built by Frank Mayes from Fayetteville, Arkansas. The car had front-wheels drive and brakes and rear-wheel steering. Imagine driving with a speed of 55 mph on fixed front-wheels.
It took Mayes 22 months to assemble scrap Ford and Chevrolet parts. Mayes had patented his design.
Black&white photograph colorized.


Chas

 

[Oldmanzues]

This guy must have never driven a fork lift...

I agree with this. My "intense training" on fork lift operation, 5 mim, forgot this bit of information. I widened the inside doorway of the building a little to learn that.
Oldmanzues

 

[ChasCS]

Inverted auto rotation

I agree with this. My "intense training" on fork lift operation, 5 mim, forgot this bit of information. I widened the inside doorway of the building a little to learn that.
Oldmanzues

I suppose it's much the same as when RC flying, while the helicopter is facing you, the controls are opposite. Now while flying inverted, things start to get really interesting...
Collective Pitch is the "stuff"!! ;-)

Chas