# Forecar

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A **forecar** is a [body style](/source/Body_style) of small, sometimes [three-wheeler](/source/Three-wheeler) vehicles that were produced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Forecars were produced with three or four wheels[1] and by companies which produced [light cars](/source/Light_car) or [motorcycles](/source/Motorcycle).[2][3]

In this type of body, the passenger seat was placed in front of the engine. It was usually placed above the [front axle](/source/Front_axle), leaving the occupant extremely vulnerable in the case of a collision.[4] The driver's seat was behind and usually higher than that for the passengers. Weather protection was rarely provided.

On some models the front seat could be replaced by a rack to carry goods, thus converting the car to a light [delivery vehicle](/source/Delivery_vehicle).[5]

## See also

- [Sidecar](/source/Sidecar)
- [Cycle rickshaw](/source/Cycle_rickshaw)

## References

1. Beattie, Ian (1977). *Automobile Body Design*. Yeovil, Somerset, UK: Haynes. p. 27. ISBN 0-85429-217-9.

1. ["1913 H-D Forecar at National Moto Museum"](http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2014/12/article/1913-h-d-forecar-at-national-moto-museum/). *www.motorcycle-usa.com*. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

1. ["Lagonda history"](http://www.thoroughbred-cars.com/cars/UK/lagonda/history.htm). *www.thoroughbred-cars.com*. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

1. ["A Short History of Sidecars"](http://ridermagazine.com/2011/05/13/a-short-history-of-sidecars/). *www.ridermagazine.com*. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

1. ["June 2008 News"](http://www.motohistory.net/news2008/news-jun08.html). *www.motohistory.net*. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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