Hi there, yes I had thought of uprating it a little. However, a non standard engine would affect thr car's value as it would then be non original. There would be other things to sort out, like the brakes, which aren't great.

My father owned ami 8 and I never realised how much different they were under the bonnet. I thought they differed only on looks... interesting.

Is that a Citroen Ami and a Meschesmitt also in your garage, some very interesting cars you have there 😀 👍

Great looking little car , very smart . Is it about 100cc ?

Hi, the outer wings are held in place by a single bolt/screw at the front near the headlamps. Also there is a bolt near the front bumper edge whivh connects the inner and outer wing together. A further M7 screw joins the outer wing near the scuttle area. Another bolt connects the outer wing to the front part of the door aperture. The inner wing is held in several places mainly by m7 screws, sonr along the top of the bulkhead, some along the front chassis rail . I'm probably making it sound more complicated than it really is but it's not too bad of a job and with the Ami being quite a flimsy sort of car, if you loosen most of the outer wing bolts, you can remove the inner. With the front wheel removed, the inner wing can be removed under the wheel arch.

I have a 1969 Ami 6 Break. Any chance of showing where the front outer and inner wing fixings are and any tips for removing the front wings please?

I had a Scootacar mk3, with a non-standard 11E engine, back in the early1980s. I had loads of spares, including four spare suspension castings. On two of the four, the bit that was supposed to connect to the steering linkage was broken off. I hoped that this didn't mean that the ones on the car were likely to break at any moment! I only had two breakdowns, both close to home. The first was when the crankcase drain plug fell out. Fortunately, I found it! The second happened when I was reversing. The chain (which vibrated from side-to-side) touched the chainguard. The split pin was pushed off, resulting in the chain ending up on the road. After that, I avoided using reverse. I'm not including the dozens of times I had to clean whiskers from the Lodge HH14 spark plug!

You know the Schmitts kind of have a Fritz hat!

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Well done, you are getting there! I always think that the designer(s) of the car should be made to service and repair the car as part of their design brief and if they saw how hard it was to undertake basic tasks they might re-design so it is more user-friendly. Failing that, have a rogue's gallery of the designers with their phone numbers so customers could ring them up to complain! Shame about the wheel cylinder, always sell it back on eBay. Thanks for sharing!

Looks stable enough for normal operation.

Pretty straightforward.

Interesting general

My Bond MK1 Registration number CCB125 was a 1948 Bond Minicar -- I had it back in circa 1976 it went to a member of the Bond Owners Club at that time -- any info of were it is today - thank you in advance . Doug - Ps I have 2 photos of how I found it .

Excuse me sir, but halfway through the video you seem to be driving down the middle of the street with two lines of traffic going in the opposite directions on either side. Could this be possible? That's even scarier than driving the micro car

oh my.. and that jazz trumpet kicks in it's even louder! Oh my!

Sir I love your video I don't love the awful music in the background... not only is it irritating but it's a way too loud. Thanks for the video😮

Great car.

I had a similar problem many years ago with a Mini, I could not pull the driveshaft out. Turned out there was a groove with a spring clip, and all it needed was a sharp tap to disengage the clip and viola the drive shaft pulled out, the other side was then easy! It could be that your car has a similar arrangement - it did not need any effort, just technique. If you have access to a parts book it may show what is actually there. Good luck.

Cool video sir 👍

I love the sound of these micro cars

Hey mate would you be interested in selling this? I am in Sydney Australia.

My late father, Terry had this model and a later model and a reliant from 1956 'till about 1961. He bought them from the dealer where he worked Saturdays; Pride & Clarke, South London.

It's usually the canopy strap getting caught on the steering bar that causes the left side to crack!

Ignition light should be on top, reverse light below.

That picksup very well and has plenty of low-down torque! I have a 1959 KR.

No MW 50 boost? Aaaw 😛

I still remember seeing those as a kid... Not quite as much power as the BF109 from the same manufacturer...lol

Looks like total fun, thanks for sharing

Someone threw bike-E out , tires shot, small round rail holders and need to be replaced, was a safely recalls 😮😊

Hi, Have you still got the Ami? If it is still for sale I could be very interested. Please let me know. Thanks. Robert.

The music on this video is very cool.

Brilliant vehicle 😊

Thank u

Scooter cars were heading in the right direction along with other microcars in the 50s. They just needed a little bit more development. Most notably a 4 stroke engine with good silencers.

Hi @My Quirky Rides. Great video. I will be using this info for my 'Schmitt. Can you tell me what oil you use for the drive chain?

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1 Like beautiful car love it.

Thank you.

You’re lucky to have one of these. It’s awesome.

Very interesting, thanks..! Thay Messerschmitt actually seems quite smooth at speed on the motorway, the engine seems quieter and the corn popper sound seems to go away at speed...? Interesting vis a vis where to draw the line for the definition of "microcar"... Seems that Fiat 500's and vw things sneaked into the rally...

Yes, absolutely.

At least it'll keep the rain out until a replacement can be found.

Hi yes it does still have the original French plates. I thought the registration would be a simple process but apparently the rules have changed.

Such an interesting design, and a nice looking example, good luck with your sale - I see it still sports foreign number plates, does it have a V5c? Thanks for sharing.

Is that a villiers twin ? Great car by the way !

Had one of these in the 1960s. It had twin rear wheels close together. I think that the engine had a higher capacity. Used daily doing 60+ miles per day. Could do the same speed in forward and reverse if you were brave enough. Just stopped the engine again going the other way. Superb but needed servicing every week. That was not hard or time consuming.

I know of one of these that will be for sale soon, if anyone is interested...

I went to the same show 4 years ago to this very day when it was held in Somerset :)

Even better second time viewing