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American Beetle, 1968
American Beetle represents the first VW trike. Ed used a 36 horsepower engine from a 1957 VW and a Honda front fork.
Due to all the weight in the rear Ed corrected the teeter totter effect by filling the front forks with five pounds of lead.
Great Speckled Bird, 1976
The Great Speckled Bird is powered by a VW Type 4 engine. Ed also used an automatic transmission so that it made driving more pleasurable.
Because Ed rode in the desert, he installed a five-gallon water tank and a windshield wiper motor so that he could create a cool spray of water for the driver and rider.
Secret Weapon, 1976
Secret Weapon was Ed's idea of what a Jeep for the United States Army should look like.
To improve the safety factor of this three-wheeler Ed designed Secret Weapon with a lower center of gravity.
The only problem with the new laydown driving position was that it was too comfortable. Ed claimed he kept falling asleep at the wheel. He sold it at private auction for $3,500, which he promptly spent at a junk yard for supplies.
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