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Friday, January 8, 2010

Right-Hand-Drive Rarity: 1979 Citroen 2CV-based Three-Wheel Speedster, $12,500





Citroens of all types are rare in the USA, the last officially-imported models coming Stateside in 1975 with unofficial grey-market imports trickling in between the late 70s and roughly 1993, and three-wheel cars are rare too, with the exception of the increasingly common ZAPCAR electric pickups and sedans. But combine the elements of Citroen and three-wheeler, and add right-hand drive and an attractive boattail speedster body style to the equation, and you get something truly distinctive.

This car was imported to the US from England, and the brand of kit used to convert the donor Citroen 2CV to a three-wheel sports car appears to be a Lomax. The Lomax kit car was and is popular in the UK as well as Continental Europe, and information on these kits and other three-wheeled kit cars can be found here: http://www.3wheelers.com/lomax.html.

This car comes with a full soft top assembly, side curtains and a spare wheel, parts are readily available in the US, the owner claims 57 miles per gallon, and three-wheeled vehicles are legally considered to be motorcycles in the USA, regardless of body configuration or seating capacity, so there are less stringent emissions and safety regulations in most states with these.

And no, you don't need a motorcycle endorsement on your driver's license to drive a three-wheeled car.

Find this car, located south of Seattle, here:

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/1542484753.html

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