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Aeolus Tricars

A Brief History of the Marque

Manufactured by "Passat Werke" in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Karl Faust, Romanus Muthing and Heinz Elschenbroich built a 4-wheel prototype with a 600cc engine mounted at the rear.

In 1952, they built a three-seater tricar with a single front wheel powered by a 200 cc single-cylinder engine.

Source: OTTW