Editing Cyclecar (section)

{{Short description|Early microcar}}
{{distinguish|Cyclekart|Velomobile}}
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A '''cyclecar''' was a [[microcar|type of small, lightweight]] and inexpensive motorized [[Automobile|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 car. It could accommodate only two passengers, often sitting in [[tandem]].<ref name="carhistory4u">{{cite web |url=http://www.carhistory4u.com/the-last-100-years/special-features/cyclecars |title= Special Features / Cyclecars |website=www.carhistory4u.com |access-date=13 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622195417/http://www.carhistory4u.com/the-last-100-years/special-features/cyclecars |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref>

The demise of cyclecars was due to larger cars – such as the [[Citroën Type C 5HP|Citroën Type C]], [[Austin 7]] and [[Morris Cowley]] – becoming more affordable. Small, inexpensive vehicles reappeared after World War II, and were known as [[microcars]].

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