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>>Funny but "chopper" didn't even come into my mind.
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>>What did, though, were the tiny cars I remember as a kid (late 50s?), some of which were 3-wheeled too. Seemed pretty smart to me then, and still now.
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>>cheers
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>You mean the Mescherschmidt bubble cars?
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>http://www.bubblecars.com/
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>They had 2 wheels at the front and 1 at the back though, weren't articulated, didn't bank, and sounded like whoopy cushions on steroids with their 2-stroke engines. :-)

Can't say for sure as they were there one day (lots, on a few sales lots) and gone (almost) the next. I was very young (7 or 8 I think) and the only name that sticks in my mind is "NSU Prinz"(sp?) which had 4 wheels if I remember correctly. But there was definitely a "car", possibly 2, that were 3 wheeled and I seem to remember the wheel at the front.
These were very small by standards of the day (they made the Morris' and Austins' look big) and I remember wondering with my friends if they were meant for us kids (wishfully) < s >