Pembleton T24 - So left of the field, i'm in the hedge

Pembleton T24 - So left of the field, i'm in the hedge

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Linkin

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159 posts

164 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Pembleton T24 - Google it !
I'm really interested in adding one to the toy cupboard.

Does anyone know anything about them?

Is there anything similar that anyone knows of?

Thanks in advance.
Linkin

mikeyr

3,126 posts

200 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Got to say, that's pretty cool looking! Not my cup of tea normally but I'm a fan, helps that they have some great photos.

Seems reasonably priced too but guess options list is where you can soon ramp up that £35k price to look like the one in the pictures - although doesn't seem excessive.

mikeyr

3,126 posts

200 months

V10Mike

596 posts

213 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Linkin said:
Pembleton T24 - Google it !
I'm really interested in adding one to the toy cupboard.

Does anyone know anything about them?

Is there anything similar that anyone knows of?

Thanks in advance.
Linkin
I don't think there are any other similar 4 wheelers, but similar Guzzi powered three wheelers are available -in fact Pembleton do one. All the Pembletons are front wheel drive with the engine hung out ahead of a Citroen 2CV transmission, so understeer is the name of the game. If you want RWD, and don't mind three wheels, you could do the same as me and get a Triking:



Triking have been going a long time, and IMHO are better developed and engineered than the Pembletons.

Scrump

22,933 posts

165 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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A really good reader’s cars thread on a pembleton trike:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

ArchieFergus

10 posts

54 months

Friday 1st July 2022
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Just seen this thread. I bought the first T24 and absolutely love it. The stock Moto Guzzi 750 is rather tame, so we specified the new V85 engine and it is a hoot. It is happiest at around 5000 revs, the steering is direct (although a bit of negative camber would have been welcome), and the suspension is solid but absorbent. The bespoke finish fits well and the seats are good for 300 miles a day without neck or back pain.



There is only so much that one can do with a 2cv box (albeit tweaked with rose joints etc for smoothness and speed) but I would think that 7 secs to 62 is about right and at 75 it feels like 120. Not as much low-end torque as on my Morgan Three Wheeler and less instant grip on down changes, but just as much fun.









Edited by ArchieFergus on Sunday 18th September 20:08

Doofus

28,405 posts

180 months

Friday 1st July 2022
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Is this very different to the Brooklands?

@ambleton

Linkin

Original Poster:

159 posts

164 months

Thursday 4th August 2022
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ArchieFergus said:
Just seen this thread. I bought the first T24 and absolutely love it. The stock Moto Guzzi 750 is rather tame, so we specified the new V85 engine and it is a hoot. It is happiest at around 5000 revs, the steering is direct (although a bit a negative camber would have been welcome), and the suspension is solid but absorbent. The bespoke finish fits well and the seats are good for 300 miles a day without neck or back pain.



There is only so much that one can do with a 2cv box (albeit tweaked with rose joints etc for smoothness and speed) but I would think that 7 secs to 62 is about right and at 75 it feels like 120. Not as much low-end torque as on my Morgan Three Wheeler and less instant grip on down changes, but just as much fun.

Hi ArchieFergus
I'd love to know how you're getting on with your T24 now you've had it a while?

itcaptainslow

3,854 posts

143 months

Thursday 4th August 2022
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Looks very much like a four wheeled Morgan Three Wheeler!

The weight is pretty amazing though-bet it feels lively in lots of different ways on the road.

biggbn

24,930 posts

227 months

Thursday 4th August 2022
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That is gorgeous

ArchieFergus

10 posts

54 months

Sunday 18th September 2022
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Linkin said:
Just seen your post. We've had it for almost a year and although there has been more downtime than I would have expected I still feel excited every time I slide into it. We have just had a mild remap to remove some of the leanness that Moto Guzzi had to build in to meet Euro 5 requirements and it goes beautifully. A slight modification to the shift has made for faster changes and now we are well run in the engine is a little buzz box. If I have one reservation it is the lightness of the vehicle, which can easily be pushed about by wind resistance. Although we fitted a smaller wheel, weightier steering would help.

Mine was the first T24 sold. I think that at least six are now on the roads and Pembleton has a pretty healthy order book. It is a great cyclecar.

Slowboathome

4,460 posts

51 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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I love stuff like this. Parp Parp!

bennno

12,710 posts

276 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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I like it, but then again I’ve spent the morning pottering about in this….



It’s circa 2/3 the OTR price of a Pembleton.

jason61c

5,978 posts

181 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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What’s that?

Doofus

28,405 posts

180 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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jason61c said:
What’s that?
If it's what I think it is, I don't understand how it only cost £27k

bennno

12,710 posts

276 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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Doofus said:
jason61c said:
What’s that?
If it's what I think it is, I don't understand how it only cost £27k
Morgan 4/4 - possibly will let it go as new car arriving, worth 28k ish

Doofus

28,405 posts

180 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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bennno said:
worth 28k ish
Really? I thought they were more than that

jimthesail

8 posts

11 months

Friday 22nd December 2023
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Intrigued ! What is a T24 registered as ?