August 10, 2008

Three Wheel Race Car (Dec, 1947)

Filed under: Automotive — @ 11:38 pm
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1947
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Three Wheel race car can lean on curves. Built by Ernst Neumann Neander, pictured here, of Rolsdorf, Germany, the car has springs that tip with driver’s weight. To stop, you pull up on the steering wheel.

8 Comments »

1. It only took Mercedes 50 years to duplicate this

   http://www.gizmag.com/go/3628/

   Comment by Neil Russell — August 11, 2008 @ 6:51 am

2. Ernst Neumann Neander was a famous motorcycle producer, mostly racing bike which dominated in the 1930s.

   Comment by StanFlouride — August 11, 2008 @ 7:28 am

3. Does this mean his products are neanderthal?

   Comment by Tracy B. — August 11, 2008 @ 1:07 pm

4. I want one.

   Comment by Torgo — August 11, 2008 @ 6:23 pm

5. GM had something very similar called the Lean Machine which was on display in Epcot Center for many years.
   http://www.maxmatic.com/ttw_leanmachine.htm

   Comment by Thundercat — August 11, 2008 @ 9:01 pm

6. Here is the very latest:

   http://www.aptera.com/

   Comment by Tracy B. — August 12, 2008 @ 12:39 pm

7. Try the bombardier spyder or the piaggio mp3,they’re pretty similar.

   Comment by Wade George — August 16, 2008 @ 3:06 pm

8. Recently, from Piaggio (the italian company):
   http://www.mp3.piaggio.com/index_eng.html

   And, with the classic distribution (one wheel from and two back) the extraordinary Caver One:
   http://www.carver-worldwide.com

   Comment by Nanuk — August 16, 2008 @ 3:20 pm

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