Forecar
Forecar is a type of automobile from the early days of the automobile.
Construction
Forecars were derived from motorcycles . The rear of the vehicle was that of a motorcycle, including the motorcycle frame, saddle for the driver and engine. Versions with a rear wheel were called Tricar . But there were also vehicles with two rear wheels, which were called quadricycle . There was a seat for one passenger in front of the handlebars. This seat was often placed between the two front wheels and therefore particularly low. The passenger was, so to speak, a windbreak and bumper. There were also commercial vehicles that had a cargo bed instead of the front seat. Many motorcycles could be converted into tricars by replacing the front wheel with a push-in car.
construction time
Léon Bollée designed his first Tricar in 1895. Other manufacturers followed. As early as 1901, light, four-wheeled small cars that offered space for two people next to each other on a bench became popular. Motorcycles, which could optionally be equipped with sidecars as a motorcycle team , replaced the forecars. After 1910 this type of construction almost completely disappeared from the market. However, Monet et Goyon made the Tri-Monet model until 1941.
Manufacturer of forecars
Most of the forecars were made in England and France . Among others, Advance , Ariel , Automoto , Bardon , Century , Chenard & Walcker , Contal , De Dion-Bouton , Eagle , Griffon , Humber , Lagonda , Léon Bollée , Monet et Goyon, Perry , Peugeot , Phébus , Rex , Riley , Royal Enfield , Soncin , Waddington and Werner Forecars. Brennabor , Electra , Fafnir and NSU were among the few German manufacturers . Also Canda and Waltham from the United States put forth such vehicles.
literature
- David Burgess-Wise (Editor): London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 1996. TRMG, High Barnet 1996, p. 40 (English)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Burgess-Wise: London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 1996.
- ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- ^ Monet et Goyon (French, accessed July 14, 2012)