An interesting three-wheeled vehicle has popped up for sale on Facebook Marketplace in Acton, California. From the front, it looks like a first-generation Chevy Camaro, but walk around it, and it’s clearly something else. In a Polaris Slingshot-like configuration, this machine is a trike with two wheels in front and one in back.
The seller’s description says this vehicle “never was a camero [sic].” It appears that the whole body is fabricated. The doors and front end are fiberglass, and the rest of the body is metal. There are some concerning gaps in the bodywork, the tires look old, and there are no photos of the interior, so buyer beware.
The motorcycle part of this mash-up is from a 1998 Honda Valkyrie, also known as the GL1500C. It was Honda’s flagship cruiser in its day, famous for its seven-foot-long frame and 100-horsepower flat-six engine derived from the Gold Wing. The seller states that the carbs need to be rebuilt for the motor to run. This could be a chore, considering the Valkyrie engine has six individual carburetors, one for each cylinder.
The seller also states that this vehicle has front suspension and disc brakes sourced from a Volkswagen. It’s currently registered as a motorcycle, presumably as a ‘98 Valkyrie. Perhaps the biggest mystery around this bike is how you drive it. It appears to have a steering wheel, but how does the throttle work? Does it have a motorcycle throttle somewhere or a conventional gas pedal? How do you brake and shift it?
Although this machine inspired by a Chevy Camaro raises more questions than it answers and clearly needs some TLC before it’s roadworthy, it’s certainly something different. It reminds us of the Pontiac Fiero trike that sold at auction for $3,600, but this one is the reverse, with the motorcycle part in the back and the car part in the front.
The $9,100 asking price seems ambitious for this incomplete, non-running project, but it could be worth every penny to someone who is looking for an oddity like this.
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Valkyrie? No wonder I hear Elmer Fudd singing “kill da wabbit” when I look at this.