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DarkAlman t1_jcv41dl wrote

Often referred to by the derogatory term 'Spazwagon'

The program was ended in 1973 primarily due to safety concerns. The cars had virtually no crash protection, were notorious unstable due to the 3-wheel configuration, and the drivers did not have to take proper driving tests to qualify to drive one.

Most of them have been taken off the road and scrapped because they were owned by the Government program rather than personally owned. With the EU regulations on cars and motorcycles officially killing them off in 2003.

However like a similar fiberglass 3-wheeled car the Reliant Robin, they have a special place in British pop culture with many of the few remaining examples being tuned or modified. Remaining on the road under classic car licenses.

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rachelm791 t1_jcvf3v6 wrote

‘Spaz chariot’ was the universal name for them growing up

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TurkeySandwich007 t1_jcwxmoi wrote

I’ve seen a Reliant Robin, except it was in Aspen, CO.

Good fucking luck driving that thing around there 9 months of the year.

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