Gallery: Well That Didn't Work: The Ridiculous History of Unstable, Impractical Three-Wheeled Cars

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    Benz Patent-Motorwagen Modell 1 1886, Stuttgart, Germany.
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    Morgan Motor Company 2011 Threewheeler.
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    1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car.
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    Toyota
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    Toyota I-ROAD

    Toyota I-ROAD.
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    Aptera
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    Aptera 2e

    Aptera 2e.
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    Robin Reliant

    A woman sitting on the bonnet of a three-wheeled Robin Reliant in 1973.
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