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Hi Bernard, That is a really lovely trailer; do you know the owner well enough to ask him if he might take some measurements so that I might look to make a replica? Also, some photos showing the running gear of the trailer would be very helpful. Is the floor sheet metal or wood? No worries if this i...

Something to keep in the back of your mind in relation to a Haflinger - other than the running gear, the platform with two seats up front and a windscreen - Everything else is an optional extra! So the two tool boxes you have on the RHS are extras, the spare wheel is an extra, the cabin would have ...

The gearbox / chassis number or Fahrgest Nr. (as stamped vertically on a flange at the rear end of the central tube) was never the same as the engine number (as stamped in to the lower right rear corner of the engine). In addition to these number is a third number - not sure what it is called, but s...

Those machines look fabulous - great condition.

And as for that Pinz ... If only I could have one just like that. Perfection!

Excellent - it is great fun meeting up & comparing notes etc. I still remember the day that I went to my first European Treffen - in Hafling, Italy - and seeing over 100 Haflingers. Prior to that I had owned a Haflinger for perhaps 40 years and only ever seen about 3 in all that time! PS I can't...

I am 99% sure that I saw it in action at a Treffen in the Alps last year. Seriously impressive effort by the owner.

John - I would hazard a guess that 98% of Haflinger use-days are well shy of 80km

(Lurch excepted, naturally!)

This is from an undated Operators Handbook - but the Haflinger has a Zenith carb, later fuel tank and faster hubs so presumably a Series II.

According to the Operators Manual, 18

In a 1960 parts manual (green arrow) you can see the short stubby tube of metal in the right hand side "floor" that the rubber vent pipe attaches to, but on a later one (red arrow) that piece is not shown.

heinkeljb wrote:As far as I know they all connect like your picture.

No - early ones (like mine) have a vent through a rubber tube that goes directly down & through the tin floor. Not sure when the change happened, but possibly when they changed from Weber to Zenith carbs?

When I did a bare metal (repair &) respray a couple of years ago, by far the worst area for rust was the double skin below the steering column; The rear footwells needed a bit of patching, & I had previously sorted out a leak in the fuel tank, but elsewhere was remarkably sound.

Have a look in the Documentation section for comparable oil filters.

I have not seen the brass tube you have before - but that is not to say it shouldn't be there!

What makes it an ex RN Haflinger? Certainly no "lift hooks" evident on the load bay . (I don't do Facebook, so couldn't study it in detail)

Not criticising it at all, but interested to learn more... * wonder why the rear side boards appear to have been put on "inside out"? * why would a 1974 Haflinger still have a Series 1 fuel tank (even in Australia)? * ditto the rear lights, carb, side indicators * going by the serial numbe...

I _think_ the square section roll bars were a feature of the Swiss army Hafs. Never seen them on civilian models.

Looking at the photos I'd suggest GBP 3.5k and GBP 1.5k was more realistic; the Royal Navy ones are indeed rare, but the uphill task is finding someone who specifically wants one and is thus prepared to pay a premium.

I think the asking price needs a strong dose of reality, but to be fair to the vendor he is doing little more than putting his finger in the mid. I'd be interested to learn more about the Royal Navy Haf, but won't be bidding on either ...

John makes a good point; I don't think any of my Hats have had the same engine throughout their life.

EDITED TO ADD: I wonder what the figures are for their "Fiat 500" type road cars? I sincerely hope that they are MUCH better!!!

The Haflinger that I have / have had have clocked much less, ~15,000 miles, 13,500 miles and 16,000 miles*. All UK civilian.

* equivalent to 24k, 21k and 26k km

Thanks Garry - as it happens I had one made in the US only a month ago, and have now fitted it. Not cheap - but not dissimilar to your link, and works perfectly. http://www.westach.com/products/6%20VOLT%20GAUGES/index.php For my Haflinger I bought a VDO gauge (#333-968) - looks right aesthetically, ...