A collection of classic cars seen in use on Street View.

The intention is eventually list all pre 1975 cars seen on Street View, not just exotica.
If you find a pre 1975 car on Street View please send the details using the submission form in the column on the right.
Cars must be on the road or in another public place - please, no cars in gardens or private driveways.
Click on the "coordinates" link for each car to see the original Street View - but please note that the image may no longer be on the Streetview Database.

Velorex Cycle Car

Velorex Cycle Car

Coordinates 50.0756179,14.4147424

Picture dated May 2009


Velorex was a Czechoslovakian company which made a small three-wheeled car from the 1950s until 1971.

The first cars were built in 1945 using leather cloth instead of sheet metal as the bodywork. Three vehicles were powered by 150 cc (9 cu in) ČZ motorcycle engines, three with 6 bhp (4 kW; 6 PS), 300 cc (18 cu in) PAL engines and six with 250 cc (15 cu in) Jawa units.

Manufacture continued as parts became available, then in 1950 the workshop was transferred to Velo, a small manufacturing company which was later renamed to Velorex. In 1951, the machinery and six workers were moved into a new plant in Solnice. During that year, 120 Oskar 54 vehicles were produced; a year later, 180; and in 1954, eighty workers produced 40 vehicles per month.

In 1956, the vehicle's name was changed to Velorex - Oskar and then just to Velorex. In 1959 the company produced 120 vehicles per month. In 1961 part of the production moved into a new plant in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. In 1963, production of the newly designed "Model 16" started (fitted with either ČZ 175 or Jawa 350 type 572 engines); and the model was modernized again in 1968. Production ceased in 1971

The maximum speed of the car was 30 km/h.

For more information see here.

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