I have seen plastic pigs with wide wheels at the rear (only). Also one
magazine featured a plastic pig with a 2L Pinto engine and the car did
wheelies including one which almost wrecked the car on landing.
You tend not to see them about as much these days though I have seen a few
Bond Bugs (plastic triangle).
Daniel1312
In a message dated 15/02/01 09:36:52 Pacific Standard Time,
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com writes:
<< LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's last three-wheeled car rolled off the
assembly line, bringing to a close 65 years of motoring tradition that has
been the butt of endless jokes.
The Reliant Robin, a uniquely British concoction of fiberglass and lateral
instability that brought motoring pleasure to thousands, finally succumbed to
a new generation of inexpensive four-wheel microcars.
The quirky Robin, which features a single wheel up front, was made famous in
the British comedy ``Only Fools and Horses,'' and won devotees who needed
only a motorcycle license to drive it.
Reliant Motors produced 300 a week in its three-wheeling 1960s heyday, but
that number slumped to only 10 a week. Some 44,000 still grind along British
roads -- to the amusement of four-wheeling motorists -- and the car has
spawned a number of Reliant owners' clubs and rallies.
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