This is the Velorex 16 (originally called Oskar, short for "cart on an axle"). It started as a simple mode of transport and morphed into a state-subsidized vehicle for the disabled during the communist era. But the engineering is where it gets truly bizarre.
It lacked a reverse gear entirely. However, it used a two-stroke Jawa engine than drivers could simply turn off the engine, start it in the opposite direction, and suddenly have access to all four gears—and all the power—to go backward.
The three-wheeled design meant steering was highly direct, but it was prone to tipping over, with the rear wheel bouncing along the road. The gap behind the suicide doors wasn’t a defect; it was a ram-air intake for the air-cooled engine.
What's the sketchiest three-wheeler you've ever had the courage to ride in?
by Autoamazed
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