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=== Characteristics === Microcars have three or four wheels, although most were three-wheelers which, in many countries, meant that they qualified for lower taxes and were licensed as [[motorcycle]]s.<ref name= "microcars at large"/> Another common characteristic is an [[displacement (engine)|engine displacement]] of less than {{convert|700|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite web |title=About RUM (Register of Unusual Microcars) |url=http://www.rumcars.org/a-about.html |website=www.rumcars.org |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref name= "microcars at large">{{cite book |last1=Quellin |first1=Adam |title=Microcars at Large! |date=2015 |publisher=Veloce |isbn=9781845848873 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw62CgAAQBAJ |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Bubblecar Museum and {{as written|i|t's [sic]}} collection |url=http://www.bubblecarmuseum.co.uk/the-bubblecar-museum-and-its-collection/ |website=www.bubblecarmuseum.co.uk |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref> although several cars with engines up to {{convert|1000|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}} have also been classified as microcars.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Vintage Microcar Club Membership Page |url=http://www.microcar.org/membership.html |website=www.microcar.org |access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="The A-Z of popular Scooters">{{cite book |last1=Dan |first1=Mike |title=The A-Z of popular Scooters & Microcars: Cruising in style! |date=2015 |publisher=Veloce Publishing Ltd |isbn=9781845848750 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZdpCgAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref>{{refpage|page=7}} Often, the engine was originally designed for a motorcycle.<ref name="rideapart.com">{{cite web |title=Experience Microcar History In Mazomanie, WI |url=https://www.rideapart.com/articles/254172/experience-microcar-history-in-mazomanie-wi/ |website=www.rideapart.com |access-date=16 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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