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Triking is the common name for the Triking Sports Cars, the United Kingdom based manufacturer of the 3-wheeled Triking Cyclecar, located in Hingham, Norfolk, formerly in
Triking Sports Cars was founded as Triking Cyclecars Ltd by former
Triking Sports Cars official site
*Triking Owners Forum
Alan Layzell and Triking Sports Cars
*Facebook Triking Owners Club Microcars Sports cars Car manufacturers of the United Kingdom Cars powered by 2-cylinder engines Three-wheeled motor vehicles Hingham, Norfolk
Marlingford
Marlingford is a village and former civil parish, west of Norwich, now in the parish of Marlingford and Colton, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 181.
Features
Marlingford ...
, Norfolk.The A-Z of Three-Wheelers A definitive reference guide by Elvis Payne, Crecy Publishing Ltd 2013 Trikings are essentially a modern version of the 1930s Morgan Morgan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend
* Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin
* Morgan (singer), ...
three-wheelers, and a cross between a sports car and a microcar.
History
Triking Sports Cars was founded as Triking Cyclecars Ltd by former Lotus
Lotus may refer to:
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*Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly:
** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae
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employee Tony Divey (1930 - 2013). He built the first Triking in the late 1970s because he was unable to acquire a Morgan. It featured a steel space frame
In architecture and structural engineering, a space frame or space structure ( 3D truss) is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. Space frames can be used to span large areas with ...
with alloy panels and a glass-fibre bonnet, and was powered by a Moto Guzzi V-twin motorcycle engine. Its popularity led to production. In 1990 Divey designed a new tubular front end and a one piece glass-fibre "body".http://trikingsportscars.co.uk/
''Telegraph'' writer, Andrew English, commented of the Triking driving experience: "The intimacy is both profound, delightful and, for the claustrophobic, disturbing. Everything is so contiguous with the driver; you could have sex at a greater distance than this."
Triking Cyclecars Ltd was dissolved in 2006 upon Divey's retirement and was reformed in 2009 by Alan Layzell, a Triking employee.
See also
*List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
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As of 2018 there are approximately 35 active British car manufacturers and over 500 defunct British car manufacturers. This page lists ...
* Three-wheeler
* Cyclecar
* Motorcycle motor powered car
A bike-engined car is a small or light weight car that is powered by an engine that was designed for use in a motorcycle.
Characteristics
Early examples of bike-engined cars include the 1948 Invacar and the 1949 Bond Minicar, both of which ...
* List of motorized trikes
* Morgan 3-Wheeler
The Morgan Motor Company announced that they would launch the 3 Wheeler in 2011
at the Geneva Motor Show.
Technical
The 3 Wheeler was initially said to have a Harley-Davidson ''Screaming Eagle'' V-twin engine and a Mazda 5-speed ma ...
Notes
External links
{{Commons category, Triking vehiclesTriking Sports Cars official site
*Triking Owners Forum
Alan Layzell and Triking Sports Cars
*Facebook Triking Owners Club Microcars Sports cars Car manufacturers of the United Kingdom Cars powered by 2-cylinder engines Three-wheeled motor vehicles Hingham, Norfolk