Three Wheel car

[Fran]

I saw a bright red 3 wheel car today, like the reliant robin from years ago, on the thurso to wick Road then later in wick. Are these cars still on the go. does anyone know where they can be purchased. i know someone who wants one but i cannot find any details at all. I hadn't seen one for years till today.

[emb123]

Came across this site:

http://www.3wheelers.com/

It looks like there should be some useful info in it as it covers all manufacturers. Haven't been able to find anything specific yet but the site definitely makes for some interesting reading! (The article about the history of Reliant is very interesting - sadly they ceased production after moving to Cannock in 2001)

The Italian Amica is apparently still being made as is the Piaggio Age van although they are both very small engine

http://www.3wheelers.com/16.html

[johno]

I saw a bright red 3 wheel car today, like the reliant robin from years ago, on the thurso to wick Road then later in wick. Are these cars still on the go. does anyone know where they can be purchased. i know someone who wants one but i cannot find any details at all. I hadn't seen one for years till today.
hi fran, i saw a few veteran cars the other day myself, i think there must be a rally [lands end john o groats] or somethimg on. the vehicles i passed were an aston martin, jaguar xk 150 and a lea francis i think. maybe what you you saw was an old morgan. were the two wheels on the front of your sighting.?

[Claw]

It is George Dunnet the undertaker who has the 3 wheeled red car will be more use as a coffin than as a means of transport, Having driven on in the past they are not the safest of vehicles very easy to turn over even at low speed

[emb123]

Just because it's interesting, here are some old adverts of various 3 wheelers,
http://www.3wheelers.com/adverts.html

this one "Dollar for Dollar, the best car ever built, the 70 M.P.G. Dale" is intriguing...
http://www.3wheelers.com/ad27.html

...although from this article it looks like it's history is even more checkered that the notorious later De Lorean

http://www.automotivechronicles.com/articles/2005/dec/02/index.php


This company still lmanufacturers some really sleek and high performance 3-wheels; The Grinnall Scorpion III (or Scorpion IV if you have a spare £26,000 !)
http://www.grinnallcars.com/

[Absolut1]

It's actually on ebay for sale!! or might of been sold by now I noticed it the other day when looking thru the local cars

[emb123]

It's actually on ebay for sale!! or might of been sold by now I noticed it the other day when looking thru the local cars
Just found it :)
listing has ended however - it sold for £1,200 item number 180110111327
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1994-RELIANT-ROBIN-LX-RED_W0QQitemZ180110111327