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Originally posted by Christopher Jor
I thought Corbin went bankrupt less than a year ago, then this morning I hear about that big
motorcycle show in Hollister, CA., July 4th: sponsored by Corbin. Is that company still operating? I
never saw the Merlin.

Chris Jordan Santa Cruz, CA.

(Sorry about the blank post. I hit the wrong key.)

I think maybe Corbin _motors_ went broke, but I think the seat business is seperate. Burley's still have corbin seat bases.

John Riley

I thought Corbin Motors was a father & son operation, with the father retaining the original
(upolstery) business as a seperate entity. If I was the father and my son came to me and said...Gee
Dad I have this really good idea, how about I design a Clown Car and slap a Harley Davidson engine
in it and for another model I fill it with 12 12V batteries and slap an electric motor in it. As the
father I would most certainly seperate my upolstery business from my wacko son.
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(Sorry about the blank post. I hit the wrong key.)

I think maybe Corbin _motors_ went broke, but I think the seat business is seperate. Burley's
still have corbin seat bases.

John Riley

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I must admit my own wacko son sold his half ownership of his Corbin Sparrow last year. Not that
there was anything wrong with driving a single-person purple cartoon around the Bay area.

C.C.

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From: "Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> Organization: Bell Sympatico Newsgroups:
alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:47:16 -0400 Subject: Re: and sponsored by.....

I thought Corbin Motors was a father & son operation, with the father retaining the original
(upolstery) business as a seperate entity. If I was the father and my son came to me and
said...Gee Dad I have this really good idea, how about I design a Clown Car and slap a Harley
Davidson engine in it and for another model I fill it with 12 12V batteries and slap an
electric motor in it. As the father I would most certainly seperate my upolstery business from
my wacko son.
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(Sorry about the blank post. I hit the wrong key.)

I think maybe Corbin _motors_ went broke, but I think the seat business is seperate. Burley's
still have corbin seat bases.

John Riley

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Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Carol Cohen
I must admit my own wacko son sold his half ownership of his Corbin Sparrow last year. Not that
there was anything wrong with driving a single-person purple cartoon around the Bay area.

Hmmm - I like purple... I would like to see a pic of the monstrosity.

PS - I do have a Corbin seat on my Burley HepCat. No bent buns yet!

The Corbin "Sparrow" was the kind of car only a SHRINER could fully appreciate except there was not
enough room for their size 48 clown shoes.
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Carol Cohen said:

I must admit my own wacko son sold his half ownership of his Corbin Sparrow last year. Not
that there was anything wrong with driving a single-person purple cartoon around the Bay area.

Hmmm - I like purple... I would like to see a pic of the monstrosity.

PS - I do have a Corbin seat on my Burley HepCat. No bent buns yet!

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When your son was test riding recumbents here about a year ago he let me test drive his Sparrow. I
took it out to the business park at Bay Farm Island and got it up to an indicated 55 mph. Driving
around town in Alameda it got about as many looks as I do riding my trikes so I was used to that
aspect. The Sparrow had a very velomobile like feel to it. For a motor vehicle though the one person
capacity and very limited cargo capacity and range seemed impractical. I've driven a couple other
electric vehicles that had much higher cargo and passenger capacities and seemed more like real
cars. I'm glad your son was able to sell his interest in the Sparrow, hopefully before having to
make an expensive investment in replacement batteries.

Zach Kaplan

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I must admit my own wacko son sold his half ownership of his Corbin Sparrow last year. Not that
there was anything wrong with driving a single-person purple cartoon around the Bay area.

C.C.

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From: "Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> Organization: Bell Sympatico Newsgroups:
alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:47:16 -0400 Subject: Re: and sponsored
by.....

I thought Corbin Motors was a father & son operation, with the father retaining the original
(upolstery) business as a seperate entity. If I was the father and my son came to me and
said...Gee Dad I have this really good idea, how about I design a Clown Car and slap a Harley
Davidson engine in it and for another model I fill it with 12 12V batteries and slap an
electric motor in it. As the father I would most certainly seperate my upolstery business from
my wacko son.
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(Sorry about the blank post. I hit the wrong key.)

I think maybe Corbin _motors_ went broke, but I think the seat business is seperate. Burley's
still have corbin seat bases.

John Riley

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Carol Cohen said:

I must admit my own wacko son sold his half ownership of his Corbin Sparrow last year. Not
that there was anything wrong with driving a single-person purple cartoon around the Bay area.

Hmmm - I like purple... I would like to see a pic of the monstrosity.

It's not much of a monster, but here's a photo of one that's in the world renowned micro car museum.

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Carol Cohen said:

I must admit my own wacko son sold his half ownership of his Corbin Sparrow last year. Not
that there was anything wrong with driving a single-person purple cartoon around the Bay
area.

Hmmm - I like purple... I would like to see a pic of the monstrosity.

It's not much of a monster, but here's a photo of one that's in the world renowned micro
car museum.

microcarmuseum.comcorbin sparrow.htmlOpen ↗

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While you are at the micro car museum be sure to check out the 1953 Velo Car.

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I looked over one at the Rochester NY hamfest early last month. What a neat vehicle, but I can't
imagine commuting in highway rushour traffic. My question is does anyone know what the dimples in
the fenders are for? My best guess is it was some sort of areodynamic tweek. They remined me of
dimples on golf balls except lots fewer and much bigger. The car was for sale for only $9,000. I'll
have to admit I'd never seen one in a Hamfest Fleamarket before. Denny in Sayre, Pa "Bent but not
broken" www.recumbentstuff.com

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(Sorry about the blank post. I hit the wrong key.)

I think maybe Corbin _motors_ went broke, but I think the seat business is seperate. Burley's
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John Riley

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Skip, Who are you trying to kid??? That is a tadpole trike with full fairing.

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It's not much of a monster, but here's a photo of one that's in the world renowned micro
car museum.

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It's not much of a monster, but here's a photo of one that's in the world renowned micro
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What a hoot! I missed that museum on previous searches. Thanks Skip! A truly enjoyable visit for me.
That was more complete than www.3-wheelers.com A to Z tour, I believe.

Chris Jordan Santa Cruz, CA.

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It's not much of a monster, but here's a photo of one that's in the

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renowned micro car museum.

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What a hoot! I missed that museum on previous searches. Thanks Skip! A truly enjoyable visit for
me. That was more complete than www.3-wheelers.com A to Z tour, I believe.

Another really cool site. I *love* the Lomax 223 especially in BRG (British Racing Green).

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