|  | | | The smallest Production 3-Wheeler |
| | | The smallest Production 3-wheeler was the 1964 Peel P50. It was manufactured in the Isle on Man and had a 49cc engine. It was 4 foot 5 inches (1.34m) long, 3 foot 3 inches (99cm) wide and 53 inches (1.34m) high. The vehicle weighed 132lb (59kg) and carried just one adult. |
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| | | | | | | The fastest road-legal 3-Wheeler. | | | | The Vigillante produced from 1999 has a top speed in excess of 200mph and can sprint from 0 - 60 mph in 3 seconds. When cornering and braking it faces forces of up to 1g. | | | | The fastest jet powered 3-Wheeler | | | | The Spirit Of America broke the Land Speed Record in 1964 when it reached a speed of 566.27 mph.
The vehicle was driven by Craig Breedlove at the Bonneville Salt Flats. | | | Longest production run of a 3-Wheeler manufacturer. | |
| | | Whilst AC established in 1908 is one of Britains oldest 3-Wheeler manufacturers still in business, Reliant (established 1935 UK) are the longest 3-Wheeler manufacturers to constantly produce 3-Wheelers. AC only produced 3-Wheelers in 1908-1914 and 1953 - 1958. Reliant produced 3-Wheelers for 65 years from 1935 to 2000..
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| | | The first "self-propelled" 3-Wheeler |
| | | The first "self-propelled" 3-Wheeler was made by Nicholas Joseph Cugnot in 1769 in France, His vehicle (fardier a'vapeur) was a huge vehicle carrying a front mounted boiler and a two cylinder engine located over the front wheel. It had a top speed of 2mph (So also the slowest 3-wheeler) and had to stop every 9 - 12 minutes to rebuild pressure. |
| | | World's first 3-Wheeler accident |
| | | This was caused by Cugnot's steam vehcle when it ran out of control and demolished a garden wall in 1769. This was also the Worlds first motor accident. |
| | | In 1996 a road legal vehicle set the record for the lowest petrol consumption at the Shell Mileage Marathon, Northants. (UK). The diesel-powered Combidrive "mouse" set a record of 568 mpg. (201.1km/litre) |
| | | Most expensive 3-Wheeler |
| | | According to the Guinness Book of Records the F300 Life-jet created by Mercedes Benz in 1998 will be the most expensive 3-wheeler if it makes it into
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| | | | In the original Star Wars film, the "Land Speeder" that was driven by Luke Skywalker was actually built around the chassis of a Bond Bug to form a 3-wheeled vehicle. The wheels were later masked out on the film to produce the hover-car that we see in the film. Mirrors were also used on the underside to create the effect of it hovering above the ground | | | Did you know!! | |
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Up until 1963 in the UK only people with a full car licence could have a reverse gear on a 3-wheeler. Motor-cyclist licence holders with no car licence had to have the reverse gear disabled if it was fitted. The change of law in 1963 meant that anyone could have a reverse gear on a 3-wheeler. |
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| | The fibreglass used in the bodies of Reliant 3-wheelers, although having diameters of only 0.0003 inches, possesses great tensile strength of up to 400,000 pounds per square inch. A very high strength to weight ratio indeed.
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