Six-wheel cars come around again : Simon Perry: Schemes, dreams & trivia

Engadget are reporting on the Covini C6W, which has six-wheels.

It does indeed look crazy, if not the product of a mad photoshop session. It reminds me of the Panther 6, which when releases in 1977 appeared even more out of this world - especially as it was reported to do over 200mph and cost close of £40,000 (that’s when £40k _was_ £40k, in fact �153,273.76 in 21st century money)

I remember seeing one in Panther’s Park Lane car showroom and nearly fainting with excitement (extreme cars did that to me in those days). I dashed in a shot a couple of photos, which must be in a shoe box somewhere.

I’ve dragged around a bit and found some further info on the Panther 6 and a model of one by Tomica

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10 Responses to “Six-wheel cars come around again”

on 30 Apr 2004 at 12:10 pm be

very nice
on 30 Apr 2004 at 7:13 pm Doug Pratt

The only six-wheeled car I could get excited about owning:

http://www.seriouswheels.com/Ford-FAB-1-Thunderbirds-Film-Speed-1280×960.htm
on 01 Jun 2004 at 8:39 pm yay

yay for six wheels
on 13 Jun 2004 at 6:00 pm tak

Hi Simon,

if You happen to stumble over those pics of the Covini C6W some day I would be too happy if You could send me some digital copies of them, as I would like to model it with a 3D-Modeler like 3D-Studiomax but I’m missing information, how the car looks like in detail and from behing.

best regards and thanks

tak
on 28 Jul 2004 at 1:54 pm james godfrey

Does anyone know what happened to the two panthers?
on 19 Mar 2007 at 9:47 am Vidar Gulliksen

Hi Simon!
I will pay for an digital copy of your photos of the Panther Six!, find your shoebox an send me an mail!

VG
on 19 Mar 2007 at 10:28 am Simon

Thanks for the incentive for starting my digging. I’m going through a _gradual_ (and currently it is very gradual) process of digitising all digit-isable bits.

All analogue photos are current boxed up in a room that we call the box room. Not box because it’s small, but box because it is _full_ of boxes.

Summary - it may/will take quite some time.
on 19 Mar 2007 at 11:26 am Vidar Gulliksen

Hi Simon!

I will pay for digital copy of the Phantom Six photo!
Please search in your shoeboxes!

VG
on 10 Apr 2007 at 3:07 pm Roland

Information about Panther6.

regards from Germany
Roland

Roland@MyPanther.de
on 02 Sep 2008 at 11:42 pm Brian Wiegand

The Elf-Tyrell and March F1 cars were 6-wheelers, as was the Panther, ValueProgress, Covini, and Lady Penelope’s limo (from the UK Thunderbirds TV show). I’m sure I’m leaving out some good exampes, but the only successful 6-wheelers were the German Panzerspahwagens of WW II.