I was lookig for information about the Wee Three when I found this puzzlecar, that It is the Michel Orain’s Trois rous.
This is its story abuot Philippe Orain .
Michel Orain kept a Triumph three cylinders bike, probably lived on the French beaches at the beginning of WWII when German army invaded west France and waited until the end of the conflict to rebuild the engine stocked in oil. The wheels were also Triumph, but were too weak on strong curves. At that time, many duralumin (from aircraft industry) parts where easy to find and cheap to buy. Inspired by aeronautical profile NACA240015, Michael decided to make an "all duralumin" body with classic opening doors and hidden projectors. The paint was marine blue. The car had no top but it is said that at 28 mph the rain couldn't enter in the car, pushed out by the air gliding around the car body. The weight was (empty) 500lbs, the max speed about 70 mph, at the cruise speed of 50mph the consumption was near 5 litters per hour. The car was built between 1947 and 1948. It was sold in 1949 to a French man, and lost till then. It is not known if it still exists.
