CYCLOPS

BUILD ONE YOURSELF
PLACES WE HAVE BEEN:
1957
CYCLOPS
4TH JULY PARADES
FATHER & SON
SCRATCH BUILT PROJECT
BOOKS CAN BE
PURCHASED THROUGH
AMAZON
AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS
STAN MOTT, MATT & GLENN THOMAS
TO BRING OUT THE
SMILES
DAYTON & AULT PARK CONCOURS
CAR SHOWS
We built this one in 2010 in our
garage using simple tools such as a
circular saw, drill press, hand jigsaw,
and a 110 mig welder. The rolled
panels were accomplished using a
homemade roller. The basic materials
were 16-gage steel sheet and 3/4 inch
plywood for the floor. It has a go kart
drive system using a 6 1/2 HP engine.
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CYCLOPS History
The Cyclops got its start when Stan Mott and Robert Cumbford dreamed
up an ironic car with a design being as simple as possible. The theory was to
take a sheet of steel, punch out the front and back windshields, roll the
material and use these punched out pieces for the sides. One large headlight
was installed and hence the name Cyclops came about. To add to the unique
design, two leaf springs were reversed providing the suspension.
Stan sketched the design and followed up with a story entitled “Beyond
Belief”, which was published in Road and Track magazine’s March 1957
issue. Road and Track ran a total of 22 articles about the Cyclops between
1957 and 1992.
Stan Mott in 1957
(The Original Cyclops)
Over one cold Detroit winter in 1956,
Stan Mott built the first Cyclops. The
body was made of steel, painted yellow,
and had a large single headlight. It was put
on display at the Detroit Automobile show
that year. The above photograph is Stan,
with that original Cyclops, in front of
Road and Track’s California office.
Stan’s original Cyclops location is unknown.
On the Internet one can read of people who have built them in the past and
their construction. Today (Apr. 2015) there are only 9 running ones known to
exist. It seems through the years, the constant items of a Cyclops are the shape
and the single large headlight.
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Stan Mott in 2012
(In Glenn’s & Matt’s Cyclops)