What kind of car did I see? (It had 3 wheels.)

(Mods, this could go in IMHO, I guess, but I really am asking for the actual name of an actual vehicle. Feel free to move if you see fit, though, please.)

I’ve seen a car with three wheels several times now. What is it?!?

It has two wheels in the front and one in the back, with the result being that the back bumper of the car has a “pinched-in” look. (There are two rear brake lights, but they’re right next to each other.) It’s tiny, even smaller than those SmartCars, but to me it’s a full-on vehicle: there’s a windshield, the driver is fully enclosed in a metal compartment, etc. It zips along a major three-lane artery just fine.

My Google-Fu has utterly and completely failed me. I’ve seen this car intermittently for, oh, around a year now, so I don’t think it’s a case of someone borrowing some prototype. The dude clearly owns the thing. I’m just dying to know what it is. Did some concept car hit the market?

(Oh, and the car is white. :smiley: Does that help?)

Was it a 1960 Messerschmitt KR-200 ?

Corbin Sparrow?

Did you try thethree wheeled carentry at wiki? Not blowing you up for not googling, but just wondering if you checked it… it would rule out a few models.

An Isetta?

Isettas are awesome. There’s a link in those Google images that claims that BMW is considering bringing the Isetta back.

Which is now known as the Meyers Motors NMG:

If it was a single-person vehicle, this would be a very strong possibility, based on the description. If it had room for a passenger, it’s something else.

My Grandma had one of those :slight_smile:

An Aptera? Aptera

I’ve seen TV ads for something just like that. I’ll be dipped if I remember the name. It’s a Cal- something - something… It’s like a motorcycle-ATV Hybrid. I wish I remembered the name - it looks kinda cool.

Third edit : Never mind, reread the OP, it ain’t this.

Second edit : HA! Is it a Can Am Spyder?

ETA : The one I’ve seen very recent ads for looks nothing like an enclosed car.

Joe

I’d seen that Wiki - none of them really looked right. That Aptera is something else alright, though.

The Sparrow/NmG looks the closest … but somehow not quite right. I’ll keep my eyes peeled and see if the front windshield looks that “scooped.” I recall it being more … normal shaped, like a traditional car windshield would be shaped.

Thanks for the suggestions! :slight_smile:

Didn’t Daihatsu have a three-wheeled car about 20-25 years ago?

A Zap Alias perhaps?

Where did you see it?

Have they started delivery yet? I used to be excited about them, but I don’t believe they will ever hit the market…