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Anybody know the history of this 3 wheeled car?
Topic Started: Apr 10 2016, 11:16 PM (1,130 Views)
nwgeo


That would be a kick to drive around.
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nwgeo
Apr 11 2016, 10:17 PM
That would be a kick to drive around.
^o)
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50cc ILO motor with kickstarter to it

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Richard123vmt


It is very funny really. The 3-wheel car was a British phenomenon. It seems back in the fourties or fifties they first required drivers tests to drive a car. But the law only applied to four wheel vehicles. Certain people were too--whatever--to take a test so they opted for a three-wheel car (forget the name) which was very chancy on turns. I think you were looking for 35 mph top speed in any case.
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Richard123vmt
Apr 15 2016, 06:09 PM
It is very funny really. The 3-wheel car was a British phenomenon. It seems back in the fourties or fifties they first required drivers tests to drive a car. But the law only applied to four wheel vehicles. Certain people were too--whatever--to take a test so they opted for a three-wheel car (forget the name) which was very chancy on turns. I think you were looking for 35 mph top speed in any case.
I think you'll find that in post-war Britain, metal was still pricey/scarce, which was one reason behind the (early) 3-wheelers. Economic state of the country might have been another.
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