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It is generally accepted that Karl Benz was the inventor of the motor-car in 1885 what is less well known is that his car was a three-wheeler. In the motor-industry''s early years, the threeand four-wheeled types were developed side by side, but the latter began to take precedence as its greater stability, and the three-wheeler''s severe bodywork limitations, became evident. For twenty years the light car, cyclecar, three-wheeler and motorcycle competed for the rapidly expanding market, until eventually and inevitably being eclipsed by the mass-produced, 100 four-wheeled motor car. Fully illustrated and packed with little-known facts, this book puts three-wheelers, and the companies that produced them, in their historical context.

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The early years /The Morgan Motor Company /The heyday of the three-wheeler /Decline /After the Second World War /Manufacturers of three-wheelers /Further reading /Places to visit

ThreeWheelers

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 9 October 2011
      ISBN-13 9780747802822
      978-0747802822
      ISBN-10 0747802823

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      It is generally accepted that Karl Benz was the inventor of the motor-car in 1885 what is less well known is that his car was a three-wheeler. In the motor-industry''s early years, the threeand four-wheeled types were developed side by side, but the latter began to take precedence as its greater stability, and the three-wheeler''s severe bodywork limitations, became evident. For twenty years the light car, cyclecar, three-wheeler and motorcycle competed for the rapidly expanding market, until eventually and inevitably being eclipsed by the mass-produced, 100 four-wheeled motor car. Fully illustrated and packed with little-known facts, this book puts three-wheelers, and the companies that produced them, in their historical context.

      Table of Contents
      The early years /The Morgan Motor Company /The heyday of the three-wheeler /Decline /After the Second World War /Manufacturers of three-wheelers /Further reading /Places to visit

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