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On: Sep 23, 08
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Hot Wheels are little toy cars, but Odd Wheels are things to run around in, or on, that have one, three, or even five wheels. From concept electric cars to production three-wheeled motorcycles, it’s easy for a designer to stand out when a vehicle design has more or less than four wheels. From the drawing board to the web, here are some of the oddest wheeled vehicles seen on Trend Hunter.

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So hot: the 3 wheeled Peugeot 20Cup roadster!!

By: Bianca Bartz on Sep 23, 08 | 3,811 Trends | 990 Comments

Great post. I knew we had a number of these odd-wheeled vehicles, but it kicks ass to see them all in one place.

By: Jeremy Gutsche on Sep 23, 08 | 1,500 Trends | 1,121 Comments



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