cyclecar
Sign in to saveA cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive motorized car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the car. It could accommodate only two passengers, often sitting in tandem.
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- Characteristics
- Origins
- Demise
- Motor racing
- List of cyclecars by country
- Argentina
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Norway
- Poland
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
- See also
- References
- Further reading
A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive motorized car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the car. It could accommodate only two passengers, often sitting in tandem.
The demise of cyclecars was due to larger cars – such as the Citroën Type C, Austin 7 and Morris Cowley – becoming more affordable. Small, inexpensive vehicles reappeared after World War II, and were known as microcars.