The Lambert was a British 3-wheeled

cyclecar 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 c ...

made between 1911 and 1912 by Lambert's Carriage, Cycle and Motor Works of

Thetford Thetford is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road (England), A11 road between Norwich and London, just east of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, coverin ...

, Norfolk. The car was powered by an 8 hp JAP engine mounted at the front and driving the single rear wheel by chain via a three-speed

gearbox A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device invented by Louis Renault (who founded Renault) which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of rotation, or torque multiplication/r ...

. It was fitted with an open two seater body, usually painted in green and grey vertical stripes. It was sold as "The Smartest Car on Three Wheels" and cost £110.

References

* ''Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile'', 2000. G.N. Georgano (editor), HMSO London. . Cyclecars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Three-wheeled motor vehicles British companies established in 1913 1913 establishments in England Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1913 {{brass-auto-stub