I'm not the buyer, just an admirer.
Mine is narrower and lower than an Ulster. Its a lightweight competition special I built thirty years ago. With no spare wheel I've got a box in the tail above the axle big enough for a couple of coats, a tool roll, thermos and lunch. Only one aeroscreen, cycle wings, narrow enough to need staggered seating and the handbrake on the outside.
If I was to put that body in the garage rafters and start again? Strong enough for trials, a fold flat screen, having seen the misery of torrential summer rain in queues in and out of events I think I'd like an emergency hood. (I'm a fair weather walker not an all weather mountineer). Luggage for a weekend away either in or on. Doors? Not sure.
In the same way as competition special building threads often end with "then why not a Caterham and be done with it..." the answer here might be "why not just take your '65 Midget on those trips..."
Back to the GE - I've always looked at them as the sweet spot between lightness and practicality, but never really challenged the "practicality".
Perhaps I was also thinking "pop to the shops for a few bits, but with a passenger" or "school run with sports kit as well as school bag".
Mine is narrower and lower than an Ulster. Its a lightweight competition special I built thirty years ago. With no spare wheel I've got a box in the tail above the axle big enough for a couple of coats, a tool roll, thermos and lunch. Only one aeroscreen, cycle wings, narrow enough to need staggered seating and the handbrake on the outside.
If I was to put that body in the garage rafters and start again? Strong enough for trials, a fold flat screen, having seen the misery of torrential summer rain in queues in and out of events I think I'd like an emergency hood. (I'm a fair weather walker not an all weather mountineer). Luggage for a weekend away either in or on. Doors? Not sure.
In the same way as competition special building threads often end with "then why not a Caterham and be done with it..." the answer here might be "why not just take your '65 Midget on those trips..."
Back to the GE - I've always looked at them as the sweet spot between lightness and practicality, but never really challenged the "practicality".
Perhaps I was also thinking "pop to the shops for a few bits, but with a passenger" or "school run with sports kit as well as school bag".