The Tripolino. (My thanks go to Wolfgang Baldus for sending in these pictures).

The Tripolino. (My thanks go to Wolfgang Baldus for sending in these pictures).

Tripolino

Description

Created in Czechoslovakia in around the 1950s, the Tripolino was designed by Alois Wolf.  Vehicle production in post-war Czechoslovakia was very limited and did not fulfill the demand for personal transport and so a number of vehicles were built by amateurs or as a small run, one of these was the Tripolino.

Detailed Information
Detailed Description

Created in Czechoslovakia in around the 1950s, the Tripolino was designed by Alois Wolf.  Vehicle production in post-war Czechoslovakia was very limited and did not fulfill the demand for personal transport and so a number of vehicles were built by amateurs or as a small run, one of these was the Tripolino.

With a body that was designed fopr high speed, this 2-seater vehicle was powered by a Jawa 350cc, 2 cylinder, 2-stroke air cooled engine that was fitted at the rear providing power to the rear wheel via a chain. The rear of the vehicle lifted up to provide access to the engine. The 350cc engine gave the vehicle a top speed of around 71mph (115 km/h) though there were plans for a 500cc version with a top speed of approx 93mph (150 km/h)

Only the prototype vehicle is still known to exist though this has the engine missing.

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