The Tri-Car

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Original article here.

This odd little auto actually made it into limited production.

Full history here.

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 20, 2015
Category: Eccentrics | 1930s | 1950s | Cars

Comments

No stranger for its time than some of those rather strange looking hybrids are today.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 08/20/15 at 08:01 AM

This one put me in mind of that little Isetta.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 08/20/15 at 08:52 AM

Or a Messerschmidt, although the top opening canopy is the major difference.

Posted by KDP on 08/20/15 at 11:20 AM

And then there was the Gordon Diamond, of which I think only 1 was ever made. I actually saw this in Sunnyvale, CA in the 1960's. The steering was a little weird, though, with both the front and back wheels turning in opposite directions - like a hybrid between a normal car and a boat. The turn radius was very good, though.
http://www.carlustblog.com/2008/10/gordon-diamond.html

Posted by tadchem on 08/20/15 at 11:40 AM

At first glance, I thought it was an early version of a Tatra 97. I've always loved the look of those, the shark of the highway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tatra_87-old.jpg

Posted by Phideaux on 08/20/15 at 01:30 PM

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