The instructions for  this attractive simple and realistic little model were published in Canadian Meccanotes Issue # 2 June 1996 . I believe this was originally designed and built by Don Redmond,  then editor of Meccanotes . It depicts a typical "Horseless Carriage" from the 1890s .  It is driven by a clockwork "Magic Motor" the model makes a decent and fairly speedy run before the spring winds down. I found the instructions were not always easy to follow , which lead to a bit of  making it up as I went along. This resulted in the model being one hole shorter than the original I only discovered this when I compared my model with that of another builder.  I also found it difficult to fit the motor in horizontally as instructed so I fitted it vertically this aided the drive to the rear wheels but necessitated making an extended key to fit through the side. The motor is on/off is controlled by a linkage through the drivers seat ending with a boss this was made possible by mounting the motor vertically. The only unusual parts used were a pair of spoked wheels p/n 19a. I fitted rubber bands to these for tyres to give better grip and protect the paint finish. Rubber "O" rings for plastic waste pipes are used for the front tyres, kindly supplied by CMAMAS member Lynn in Toronto, Canada, the two inch size were unobtainable here in the U.K. I built the model using a combination of dark blue, nickel and zinc parts plus two green p/n 108 corner gussets. Revised July 3 2009

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