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Quadricycles
A quadracycle (also spelled quadricycle) is a four-wheeled human-powered land vehicle. It is also referred to as a quadcycle, pedal car or four-wheeled bicycle amongst other terms. Quadracycles have been in use since 1853 and have grown into several families of vehicles for a variety of purposes, including tourist rentals, pedal taxis, private touring, mountain and industrial use. Nomenclature There is no consensus amongst manufacturers of four-wheeled, human-powered vehicles as to what this class of vehicles should be called, although ''quadracycle'' is the most commonly used term. Manufacturers who do refer to their products by class of vehicle call them: *Quadracycle - 11 manufacturers *Four-wheel bicycle - 7 manufacturers *Quadricycle - 5 manufacturers *Quadcycle - 3 manufacturers *Pedal car - 2 manufacturers *Quad - 2 manufacturers In addition there are single manufacturers who call them Go-kart, Car, Car-Bike, Ecological car, Human Powered Vehicle, Pedal Kart, Quadrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Quadricycle was an early form of automobile. Earliest models were propelled by a small steam engine, then designers switched to early internal combustion engines as they became available. The word is derived from the fact that it had four wheels and used technology derived from the bicycles of the era. * 1884 De Dion Bouton "La Marquise" Quadricycle (Steam runabout) * 1884 De Dion Bouton Victoria Quadricycle1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout * 1889 Daimler Stahlradwagen, Daimler Quadricycle * 1901 Peugeot Type 2, a direct descendant of the Daimler Quadricycle, and the first automobile of the Peugeot company * Peugeot Type 3, Peugeot Type 3 Quadricycle * Le Rudge Quadricycle Tandem * 1896 Ford Quadricycle, Henry Ford's first automobile design [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
