[virgil283]

"...Bob called it Philbert the Puddle Jumper. He and his brother, Edward, made headlines in local newspapers in the Northwest when they drove it on a 6000-plus-mile jaunt. He told me that he eventually racked up 150,000 miles on it.

Bob Shotwell went on to a career as a pilot for Northwest Airlines, retiring in 1975. He married and raised two children--and his little coupe was always an important part of the family's life.

But at age 82, he was afraid that the car would end up being torn apart by motorcycle guys for its precious Indian engine. He didn't want that to happen. So, he said he'd give me Philbert as long as I promised that I wouldn't break it up.

Once, a 17-year-old could build a three-wheeled car and drive it around the country.

.......Read more: Jay Remembers the Three-Wheeled Car - Popular Mechanics

The Shotwell - Jay Leno's Garage video

[2ndDivisionVet]

Elio Motors and the Three Wheeled Car - A Moonshot Project ($6800, 84 mpg)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3119736/posts

[yarddog]

Reminds me of “The World’s Fastest Indian”. I saw it on TV and had no idea what it was about until I saw it.

Fairly entertaining movie tho don’t know how accurate it was.

[Secret Agent Man]

once, government would actually allow a citizen to build and drive a car they made.

[Gay State Conservative]

There's a funny segment of “Top Gear” in which Jeremy Clarkson drives an old.microscopic,British three wheeled car on a London street and right into the BBC’s headquarters and onto an elevator.

[Vendome]

Kewel

[Scrambler Bob]

M4l

[pingman]

Bump for later in-depth perusal.