severak
4.7.2019 10:21:41
Hoffmann (automobile)
The 1951 Hoffmann is a three-wheeled car created by Michael Hoffmann, a shop foreman from Munich. It is considered by some to be the worst car ever made, owing to its pervasively bizarre design decisions that make the vehicle uncomfortable and cumbersome to operate. Only one Hoffmann was ever made; it is currently part of the collection at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Design The car is notable for its plethora of unconventional and often user-hostile design elements. These include: Windows that are raised or lowered with a strap that the user pulls, and held in place with eyelets and pegs Suicide doors and a driving position that make ingress and egress extremely difficult A starter awkwardly placed by the driver's right hip A fuel filler tube which goes from the roof, directly through the cabin of the car Front wheels that are farther apart than the length of the wheelbase A linear rather than H-shaped shift pattern with a neutral between each gear The rear wheel is placed immediately behind the driver, with a large portion of the car...