The Mellotron Group

-----Original Message-----
From: gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 21, 2012 11:56 am
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch WANTED.


  
    
                  
I see.  I think if mine broke I would just make it turn on somehow.


On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com> wrote:

 
  
    
                  
Hi Gino,

Probably because we aren't too popular either!  Anyway, the VERY few switches we have are not for re- sale, only for personal use.  There are no others available anywhere and we have truly searched high and low and then high again!

Best,

M

mellotronics.co.uk


On 21 Feb 2012, at 16:32, gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com> wrote:

> Why don't you ask Martin ? 


    
             

  






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"All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song."
Louis Armstrong




Gino Wong Birgelo  
BSComm, BSEE, CG, CSEC  
Audio Production, Logistics, Analog Synthesizers, Sound Design



Ginowong@gmail.com

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:56 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch WANTED.



I see.  I think if mine broke I would just make it turn on somehow.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com<mailto:tronbros@aol.com>> wrote:


Hi Gino,

Probably because we aren't too popular either! Anyway, the VERY few switches we have are not for re- sale, only for personal use. There are no others available anywhere and we have truly searched high and low and then high again!

Best,

M

mellotronics.co.uk<http://mellotronics.co.uk>


On 21 Feb 2012, at 16:32, gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com<mailto:wonggster%40gmail.com>> wrote:

> Why don't you ask Martin ?



--
"All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song."
Louis Armstrong


Gino Wong Birgelo
BSComm, BSEE, CG, CSEC
Audio Production, Logistics, Analog Synthesizers, Sound Design

Ginowong@gmail.com<mailto:Ginowong@gmail.com>

On 21 Feb 2012, at 19:21, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:

> .....Just twist the wires together and plug it into a power strip with a switch! J and start playing!  
> 
> “McGuiver” it until you locate a suitable replacement.  That switch must have been used in other things. 
> 
> I seriously doubt that it was manufactured just for the Mellotron.  Martin would probably know.  The original
> 
> manufacturer may be long out of business and if Martin can’t find them I bet no one can.
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:56 AM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch WANTED.
> 
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> I see.  I think if mine broke I would just make it turn on somehow.
> 
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com> wrote:
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> 
> Hi Gino,
> 
> Probably because we aren't too popular either! Anyway, the VERY few switches we have are not for re- sale, only for personal use. There are no others available anywhere and we have truly searched high and low and then high again!
> 
> Best,
> 
> M
> 
> mellotronics.co.uk
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> 
> On 21 Feb 2012, at 16:32, gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Why don't you ask Martin ?
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> "All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song."
> 
> Louis Armstrong
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> Gino Wong Birgelo  
> 
> BSComm, BSEE, CG, CSEC  
> 
> Audio Production, Logistics, Analog Synthesizers, Sound Design
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> Ginowong@gmail.com
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From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:12 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch WANTED.


I also have rewired a (59 XK-150 and an XKE) and probably two dozen or even more, British motorcycles. Lucas Electronics... "The name goes on before the trouble begins..." Always fun.

In a message dated 2/21/2012 1:55:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wonggster@gmail.com<mailto:wonggster@gmail.com> writes:
When I think of UK and electric I always think of the time I spent pulling solid core Lucas wire out of a friends Jaguar and rewiring the car with lamp cord (speaker wire).

From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino  
wong
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:56 AM
To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) 
Subject:  Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch  
WANTED.

 
 
 
I see.  I think if mine broke I would just make it turn on  somehow. 
 
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, tronbros <_tronbros@aol.com_ 
(mailto:tronbros@aol.com) >  wrote: 
 
 
 
 
Hi Gino,

Probably because we aren't too  popular either! Anyway, the VERY few 
switches we have are not for re- sale,  only for personal use. There are no others 
available anywhere and we have  truly searched high and low and then high  
again!

Best,

M

_mellotronics.co.uk_ (http://mellotronics.co.uk/)  
 


On 21 Feb 2012, at  16:32, gino wong <_wonggster@gmail.com_ 
(mailto:wonggster@gmail.com) >  wrote:

> Why don't you ask Martin ?  









--  
 
"All music is folk music; I  ain't never heard no horse sing a song."
 
Louis  Armstrong
 

 

 
Gino Wong  Birgelo  
 
BSComm,  BSEE, CG, CSEC  
 
Audio  Production, Logistics, Analog Synthesizers, Sound  Design 
 

 
_Ginowong@gmail.com_ (mailto:Ginowong@gmail.com)

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com  
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of  lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:12  AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch  
WANTED.

 
 
 
 
I also have  rewired a (59 XK-150 and an XKE) and probably two dozen or 
even more, British  motorcycles. Lucas Electronics... "The name goes on before 
the trouble  begins..." Always fun.
 

 
 
In a message  dated 2/21/2012 1:55:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
_wonggster@gmail.com_ (mailto:wonggster@gmail.com)   writes:

 
When I  think of UK and electric I always think of the time I spent pulling 
solid  core Lucas wire out of a friends Jaguar and rewiring the car with 
lamp cord  (speaker wire).

-----Original Message-----
From: gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 21, 2012 9:36 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch WANTED.


  
    
                  
If you name an official replacement part, it is gospel. Then all afficianados with the "disintrested eye" can sleep soundly with a complete piece.


Now who made those screws ?


g


On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 2:30 PM, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com> wrote:

 
  
    
                  

They were made by Bulgin along with mellotron plugs, sockets and control knobs.  They ceased manufacture years ago.  We still have the smaller round knob made in quantity from the original mould for the  Vol, Tone and Pitch pot on the M4000 and as a spare for owners around the globe.  


Best,


M

mellotronics.co.uk








On 21 Feb 2012, at 19:21, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:




     
                  

.....Just twist the wires together and plug it into a power strip with a switch!J and start playing! 
“McGuiver” it until you locate a suitable replacement.  That switch must have been used in other things. 
I seriously doubt that it was manufactured just for the Mellotron.  Martin would probably know.  The original
manufacturer may be long out of business and if Martin can’t find them I bet no one can.
 
g
 
 

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of gino wong
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:56 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch WANTED.

 
  


I see.  I think if mine broke I would just make it turn on somehow.

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com> wrote:

  


Hi Gino,

Probably because we aren't too popular either! Anyway, the VERY few switches we have are not for re- sale, only for personal use. There are no others available anywhere and we have truly searched high and low and then high again!

Best,

M

mellotronics.co.uk



On 21 Feb 2012, at 16:32, gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com> wrote:

> Why don't you ask Martin ? 







 

-- 

"All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song."

Louis Armstrong

 

 

Gino Wong Birgelo  

BSComm, BSEE, CG, CSEC  

Audio Production, Logistics, Analog Synthesizers, Sound Design

 

Ginowong@gmail.com

 

 

 





    
         


    
             

  






-- 

"All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song."
Louis Armstrong




Gino Wong Birgelo  
BSComm, BSEE, CG, CSEC  
Audio Production, Logistics, Analog Synthesizers, Sound Design



Ginowong@gmail.com

It was a 1964 model as I recall. I didn't own that one; it belonged to a friend. We complete rebuilt that car from the frame up as I did with the XK-150, which I did own. I forgot that I (briefly) owned a Triumph TR-3 back around 1971 or so, but it was stolen not long after I replaced the drop-down top, reupholstered it and repainted it. Never got it back. A year later I bought a '59 MGA and we put a narrowed Pontiac rear end in it and a 302 Chevrolet Z-28 motor. There wasn't much Lucas left when I was finished with it. It was a bit too much motor for the car. Often, under vigorous acceleration from a rolling or standing start, or when banging through the gears, the doors would open from the excessive torque. Scary! So I welded the doors closed and put a roll bar in it. That was an improvement, but the frame was still not up to the task, so off came the body and out came the welding torch. I tried everything I could think of to stiffen that frame, but I could never completely solve the torque issue and handling could be a tad unpredictable at times. The thing was a rocket and just plain scared the shit out of everyone but me. It was a cool looking car with flared fenders and huge tires (at the time) and I called it the "poor man's Cobra," which, except for brute power, it was most certainly not. Finally, after a year or so of trying to get it right, I got rid of it.

There was a guy who lived just a few houses down the street named Bill Pickford. My dad was his attorney and he had two Shelby 427 side-oiler Cobras. I got to drive one of them a few times and it was always in my mind that I could build something like it. Wrong.

Pickford died in 1973 of brain cancer. His wife offered one of the Cobra's to my dad for $7,000.00. He bought a Porsche instead. I never forgave him for that, although I had a long-running affair with Porsches (I've had 9 of them and sold the last shortly after I got married.)


In a message dated 2/21/2012 2:30:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gabru@comsec.net writes:


Having owned a MGA, XKE and a few other British “Lucas based” forms of transportation I agree….absolutely horrible

electrical system…yet another reason a British car will ~always~ let youu down. But they are so damn much fun to drive!!

What year was your E Type Frank?

g

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [ mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:12 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch WANTED.



I also have rewired a (59 XK-150 and an XKE) and probably two dozen or even more, British motorcycles. Lucas Electronics... "The name goes on before the trouble begins..." Always fun.

In a message dated 2/21/2012 1:55:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wonggster@gmail.com writes:

When I think of UK and electric I always think of the time I spent pulling solid core Lucas wire out of a friends Jaguar and rewiring the car with lamp cord (speaker wire).



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-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net>
To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 21, 2012 10:27 pm
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotrons and old cars. (Was "lighted switch" thread.)


  
    
                  

MGA, 63’ XKE, Fiat 124, 66 Corvette convertible, 63 Corvette “split window”, 65’ Mustang convertible, 66 Mustang, Olds 442, 83’ Toyota Supra, old Mercedes,,several….several new Lexus LS…and a bunch in-between I forget…..now my daily driver is an 07’ Toyota FJ 4X4……..
 
BTW: I always wanted a Lotus Europa!!  …and a Lamborghini Mura!!
 
Gary
 
 

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Jim Blair
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:16 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotrons and old cars. (Was "lighted switch" thread.)

 
  


I wonder how many of us Tron guys are also into vintage cars.

I'm a Lotus fan. I've had a couple of Europas. Love em. The 67 S1 that I drive at the moment is powered by a fuel injected Toyota 4AGE, and has NO original electrical. lol

It is scary powerful, weighs nothing, and is totally reliable. Really fun car.

http://www.circleofwingsband.com/europa363/Europa1-800.jpg

http://www.circleofwingsband.com/europa363/Interior2-800.jpg


Jim 




At 03:03 PM 2/21/2012, you wrote:

  

It was a 1964 model as I recall. I didn't own that one; it belonged to a friend. We complete rebuilt that car from the frame up as I  did with the XK-150, which I did own. I forgot that I (briefly) owned a Triumph TR-3 back around 1971 or so, but it was stolen not long after I replaced the drop-down top, reupholstered it and repainted it. Never got it back. A year later I bought a '59 MGA and we put a narrowed Pontiac rear end in it and a 302 Chevrolet Z-28 motor. There wasn't much Lucas left when I was finished with it. It was a bit too much motor for the car. Often, under vigorous acceleration from a rolling or standing start, or when banging through the gears, the doors would open from the excessive torque. Scary! So I welded the doors closed and put a roll bar in it. That was an improvement, but the frame was still not up to the task, so off came the body and out came the welding torch. I tried everything I could think of to stiffen that frame, but I could never completely solve the torque issue and handling could be a tad unpredictable at times. The thing was a rocket and just plain scared the shit out of everyone but me. It was a cool looking car with  flared fenders and huge tires (at the time) and I called it the "poor man's Cobra," which, except for brute power, it was most certainly not. Finally, after a year or so of trying to get it right, I got rid of it.
 
There was a guy who lived just a few houses down the street named Bill Pickford. My dad was his attorney and he had two Shelby 427 side-oiler Cobras. I got to drive one of them a few times and it was always in my mind that I could build something like it. Wrong.
 
Pickford died in 1973 of brain cancer. His wife offered one of the Cobra's to my dad for $7,000.00. He bought a Porsche instead. I never forgave him for that, although I had a long-running affair with Porsches (I've had 9 of them and sold the last shortly after I got married.)
 
 
In a message dated 2/21/2012 2:30:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gabru@comsec.net writes:
  
Having owned a MGA, XKE and a few other British “Lucas based” forms of transportation I agree….absolutely horrible
electrical system…yet another reason a British car will ~always~ let youu down.  But they are so damn much fun to drive!!
What year was your E Type Frank?
g
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [ mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Oflsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:12 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power Switch WANTED.
  
I also have rewired a (59 XK-150 and an XKE) and probably two dozen or even more, British motorcycles. Lucas Electronics... "The name goes on before the trouble begins..." Always fun.
In a message dated 2/21/2012 1:55:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wonggster@gmail.com writes:
When I think of UK and electric I always think of the time I spent pulling solid core Lucas wire out of a friends Jaguar and rewiring the car with lamp cord (speaker wire).


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Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:12 AM

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power  Switch 
WANTED.





I also have rewired a (59 XK-150 and an XKE) and probably two dozen or  
even more, British motorcycles. Lucas Electronics... "The name goes on  before 
the trouble begins..." Always fun.


In a message dated 2/21/2012 1:55:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
_wonggster@gmail.com_ (mailto:wonggster@gmail.com)  writes:


When I think of UK and electric I always think of the time I spent  pulling 
solid core Lucas wire out of a friends Jaguar and rewiring the  car with 
lamp cord (speaker wire).




No  virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - _www.avg.com_ (http://www.avg.com/) 
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On 2/21/2012 7:26 PM, Gary Brumm wrote:
>
> MGA, 63\u2019 XKE, Fiat 124, 66 Corvette convertible, 63 Corvette \u201csplit 
> window\u201d, 65\u2019 Mustang convertible, 66 Mustang, Olds 442, 83\u2019 Toyota 
> Supra, old Mercedes,,several\u2026.several new Lexus LS\u2026and a bunch 
> in-between I forget\u2026..now my daily driver is an 07\u2019 Toyota FJ 4X4\u2026\u2026..
>
> BTW: I always wanted a Lotus Europa!!  \u2026and a Lamborghini Mura!!
>
> Gary
>
> *From:*newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Jim Blair
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:16 PM
> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [newmellotrongroup] Mellotrons and old cars. (Was "lighted 
> switch" thread.)
>
> I wonder how many of us Tron guys are also into vintage cars.
>
> I'm a Lotus fan. I've had a couple of Europas. Love em. The 67 S1 that 
> I drive at the moment is powered by a fuel injected Toyota 4AGE, and 
> has NO original electrical. lol
>
> It is scary powerful, weighs nothing, and is totally reliable. Really 
> fun car.
>
> http://www.circleofwingsband.com/europa363/Europa1-800.jpg
>
> http://www.circleofwingsband.com/europa363/Interior2-800.jpg
>
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> At 03:03 PM 2/21/2012, you wrote:
>
>
>
>     It was a 1964 model as I recall. I didn't own that one; it
>     belonged to a friend. We complete rebuilt that car from the frame
>     up as I  did with the XK-150, which I did own. I forgot that I
>     (briefly) owned a Triumph TR-3 back around 1971 or so, but it was
>     stolen not long after I replaced the drop-down top, reupholstered
>     it and repainted it. Never got it back. A year later I bought a
>     '59 MGA and we put a narrowed Pontiac rear end in it and a 302
>     Chevrolet Z-28 motor. There wasn't much Lucas left when I was
>     finished with it. It was a bit too much motor for the car. Often,
>     under vigorous acceleration from a rolling or standing start, or
>     when banging through the gears, the doors would open from the
>     excessive torque. Scary! So I welded the doors closed and put a
>     roll bar in it. That was an improvement, but the frame was still
>     not up to the task, so off came the body and out came the welding
>     torch. I tried everything I could think of to stiffen that frame,
>     but I could never completely solve the torque issue and handling
>     could be a tad unpredictable at times. The thing was a rocket and
>     just plain scared the shit out of everyone but me. It was a cool
>     looking car with  flared fenders and huge tires (at the time) and
>     I called it the "poor man's Cobra," which, except for brute power,
>     it was most certainly not. Finally, after a year or so of trying
>     to get it right, I got rid of it.
>
>     There was a guy who lived just a few houses down the street named
>     Bill Pickford. My dad was his attorney and he had two Shelby 427
>     side-oiler Cobras. I got to drive one of them a few times and it
>     was always in my mind that I could build something like it. Wrong.
>
>     Pickford died in 1973 of brain cancer. His wife offered one of the
>     Cobra's to my dad for $7,000.00. He bought a Porsche instead. I
>     never forgave him for that, although I had a long-running affair
>     with Porsches (I've had 9 of them and sold the last shortly after
>     I got married.)
>
>
>     In a message dated 2/21/2012 2:30:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>     gabru@comsec.net <mailto:gabru@comsec.net> writes:
>
>     Having owned a MGA, XKE and a few other British �\u20ac\u0153Lucas based�\u20ac�
>     forms of transportation I agree\u2026.absolutely horrible
>
>     electrical system\u2026yet another reason a British car will ~always~
>     let youu down.  But they are so damn much fun to drive!!
>
>     What year was your E Type Frank?
>
>     g
>
>     From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>     <mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>     [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
>     lsf5275@aol.com <mailto:lsf5275@aol.com>
>
>     Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:12 AM
>
>     To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>     <mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>
>     Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron M400 Lighted Power
>     Switch WANTED.
>
>     I also have rewired a (59 XK-150 and an XKE) and probably two
>     dozen or even more, British motorcycles. Lucas Electronics... "The
>     name goes on before the trouble begins..." Always fun.
>
>     In a message dated 2/21/2012 1:55:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>     wonggster@gmail.com <mailto:wonggster@gmail.com> writes:
>
>     When I think of UK and electric I always think of the time I spent
>     pulling solid core Lucas wire out of a friends Jaguar and rewiring
>     the car with lamp cord (speaker wire).
>
>
>
>     No virus found in this message.
>     Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com>
>     Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/4766 - Release Date:
>     01/25/12
>     Internal Virus Database is out of date.
>
>

I wonder how many of us Tron guys are also into vintage cars.

I'm a Lotus fan. I've had a couple of Europas. Love em. The 67 S1 that I drive at the moment is powered by a fuel injected Toyota 4AGE, and has NO original electrical. lol

It is scary powerful, weighs nothing, and is totally reliable. Really fun car.

http://www.circleofwingsband.com/europa363/Europa1-800.jpg

http://www.circleofwingsband.com/europa363/Interior2-800.jpg


Jim