Description
Blackjack Zero Guzzi
Private sale of Blackjack Zero Guzzi three-wheeler No. 17 £25, 000 ono.
Built and registered in 2024 by the owner and designer (myself, Richard Oakes.) This gorgeous front drive three-wheeler is for sale, together with all the tooling for making more, including jigs, fixtures, moulds, CAD files and so on. Also included are many essential and unique components.
I am looking for about £45, 000 for everything, (car, tools, stock and bespoke trailer and more). Decent offers welcome. The car and the tools can be sold separately. If you want to know more about it, email: using the button below
General Description of the car.
Front wheel drive, two-seater, roadster type, sports trike.
Structure. Semi monocoque body tub attached to a full length round tube complementary steel subframe.
Engine and Transmission. Moto Guzzi big block petrol, V Twin 1100cc. California type engine with digital ignition and Weber 40DCOE carburation. This engine drives the front wheels through a VW Type 1 four speed transaxle with proper car type reverse and double-jointed shafts.
Suspension. Front: Double wishbone with coil springs and adjustable dampers. Rear: Single sided swing arm with combined adjustable damper and coil spring.
Wheels: 7. 5J x 17 inch. (All three). Tyres: 215/ 40R17 (All three) Steering: Rack and pinion.
Brakes. Front: Drilled discs with 4 pot hi spec aluminium calipers Rear: Drilled disc with single piston and aluminium handbrake caliper
Soft equipment. Removable seat pads, stretchy side pockets, clip on wind deflector (optional), generous luggage space, tonneau with centre zipper. Adjustable and tilt forward seats.
Overall Dimensions. Length: 3440mm. Axle to axle centres: 2480mm. Overall width: 1660mm. Cockpit width: 1050mm.
Brief Performance Guide. Power: 75bhp Dry weight: 430kg = 165 bhp per tonne (all approx.) Handling: The Blackjack Zero is a Trike with front wheel drive. It is predominantly front weighted and of course, roll stiffness is across the front. It’s no secret that this combination produces the best driveability in a Trike. It drives with confident stability and few unwelcome surprises, especially in the wet. Private sale of unique jigs, tools and design rights for Blackjack Zero £20, 000 ono
Following a day out at Brooklands ‘Air-cooled Day’ in about 2002, I was very inspired by the warrior looks of the racing Morgans, which led me to create an all-new three-wheeler to follow the success of our Blackjack Avion. The main design drivers were more power, wider track and of course for best driveability, front wheel drive. From 2002 our new three-wheeler took shape, by design, chassis making, pattern making, prototype building and so on. So, by 2005, the first Blackjack Zero was ready to drive and felt good from the start.
During the following decade, twenty sets of parts were made. Most were sold as kits for their owners to construct. Customers did a good job and several were exceptional builders and the rest I built myself. The most recent being chassis No. 17, which I constructed in 2024, whilst retired.
From memory, VW engined Zeros numbered about 6, Guzzi’s were 13, so total production - 19
Judging from the amazing interest and enthusiasm we’ve had to our current BJ Zero picture campaign, it seems that our three-wheeler is still admired and could have a busy future with a new owner. So, we have decided to sell our Blackjack Zero interests. This means selling our jigs, fixtures, moulds, drawings and useful information, plus the design rights. In addition, a quantity of unique and other parts used in building Blackjacks. All the above has been dry stored for the last twelve years and is in very good condition
