Not the most successful three-wheeler…
Recent articles on three-wheelers recalled to mind a Scootacar owned by my father in 1960. This was a bubble car with two wheels at the front, made by Hunslet Engineering of Leeds, a firm better known for its industrial locomotives. Entry by the single left-hand door revealed a handlebar with conventional layout and a seat long enough to accommodate two passengers tandem-style behind the driver. Beneath that was a Villiers engine with hand gear change while a Siba Dynastart provided power for starting.
It was normally quite stable but, on one occasion, my brother was performing a U-turn when it fell over, unfortunately on to the door side. The only way they could get out was to push out the rear window. Father was not best pleased!
The engine, and particularly the transmission, was not really up to the job and I towed it home behind a solo motorcycle on several occasions, probably attaining speeds it could never reach under its own power!
Geoffrey Huck, Huddersfield