Posted by Lord Gow333, Dirk Benedict's n on March 25, 2009, 2:11 am
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> -> > > Haven't seen a 3 wheeled car in ages. They never were that popular.
> -> > >
> -> > > Graham
> The Bond car was quite popular in England back in the '50s. It had a
> single wheel at the front and two at the back. At about the same time,
> German companies such as Messerschmidt made little cars with two wheels
> at the front and one at the back. Both layouts had advantages and
> disadvantages.
There's a museum in Nashville, TN which I'm hoping to visit that may very
well have both of those. Check out this fine collection:
http://www.lanemotormuseum.org/
They have a Messerschmitt that looks like what you're talking about. Pretty
much a WWII fighter cockpit on wheels.
LG
--
Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. - Henry Ford
Posted by Eeyore on March 25, 2009, 12:16 pm
"Lord Gow333, Dirk Benedict's newest fan!" wrote:
> > -> >
> > -> > > Haven't seen a 3 wheeled car in ages. They never were that popular.
> >
> > The Bond car was quite popular in England back in the '50s. It had a
> > single wheel at the front and two at the back. At about the same time,
> > German companies such as Messerschmidt made little cars with two wheels
> > at the front and one at the back. Both layouts had advantages and
> > disadvantages.
> There's a museum in Nashville, TN which I'm hoping to visit that may very
> well have both of those. Check out this fine collection:
> http://www.lanemotormuseum.org/
> They have a Messerschmitt that looks like what you're talking about. Pretty
> much a WWII fighter cockpit on wheels.
I remember seeing one of those. Heinkel made 'bubblecars' too. The reason for
their style of construction was simply cost though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_car
And here's the Bond Bug.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_bug
Graham
Posted by Lord Gow333, Dirk Benedict's n on March 26, 2009, 1:37 am
> "Lord Gow333, Dirk Benedict's newest fan!" wrote:
>> > -> >
>> > -> > > Haven't seen a 3 wheeled car in ages. They never were that
>> > popular.
>> >
>> > The Bond car was quite popular in England back in the '50s. It had a
>> > single wheel at the front and two at the back. At about the same time,
>> > German companies such as Messerschmidt made little cars with two wheels
>> > at the front and one at the back. Both layouts had advantages and
>> > disadvantages.
>>
>> There's a museum in Nashville, TN which I'm hoping to visit that may very
>> well have both of those. Check out this fine collection:
>>
>> http://www.lanemotormuseum.org/
>>
>> They have a Messerschmitt that looks like what you're talking about.
>> Pretty
>> much a WWII fighter cockpit on wheels.
> I remember seeing one of those. Heinkel made 'bubblecars' too. The reason
> for
> their style of construction was simply cost though.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_car
Yup, the "Mess" on that page is the one they have at the museum. The Trident
looks frightening, but who doesn't love the Urkelmobile? I actually saw one
of those at an antique tractor show of all places.
> And here's the Bond Bug.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_bug
Ooh! Sporty! Looks kinda like a shoe...
LG
--
"Keep it simple. If it takes a genius to understand it, it will never work."
- Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson
Posted by Eeyore on March 26, 2009, 10:12 pm
"Lord Gow333, Dirk Benedict's newest fan!" wrote:
> > And here's the Bond Bug.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_bug
> Ooh! Sporty! Looks kinda like a shoe...
Funny things. I have seen at least one in real life. They have a very dedicated
owners club I gather.
Graham
Posted by Lord Gow333, Dirk Benedict's n on March 27, 2009, 3:37 am
> "Lord Gow333, Dirk Benedict's newest fan!" wrote:
>>
>> > And here's the Bond Bug.
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_bug
>>
>> Ooh! Sporty! Looks kinda like a shoe...
> Funny things. I have seen at least one in real life. They have a very
> dedicated
> owners club I gather.
If the Ford Pinto can find a legion of followers, why not?
LG
--
"Keep it simple. If it takes a genius to understand it, it will never work."
- Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson
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> -> > > Haven't seen a 3 wheeled car in ages. They never were that popular.
> -> > >
> -> > > Graham
> The Bond car was quite popular in England back in the '50s. It had a
> single wheel at the front and two at the back. At about the same time,
> German companies such as Messerschmidt made little cars with two wheels
> at the front and one at the back. Both layouts had advantages and
> disadvantages.