I missed the start of this thread, so I didn't see the original
description of the car in question. There was another post-war
three-wheeled German bubble car made by Messerschmidt of fighter plane
fame. It was a single-seater, very low to the ground, and the top
was a bubble that was hinged on the right side and opened to the
side. Two wheels in front and one in the rear. It had a
one-lunger in it if I recall. Hope this isn't too far off your
topic.
Charles
'85 Westy
At 06:41 PM 10/5/01 -0400, Steve Cotsford wrote:
Yes, the
Isettas in continental Europe also had 4 wheels, the rear two very close
together.
The only reason the UK version had 3 wheels is so taxes could be lower,
otherwise they would have been taxed as 4 wheel vehicles like cars,
rather than motorcycles with
sidecars.
The monetary difference was a big deal back in those days.
Cheers, Steve