forecar

{{short description|Automobile or motorcycle with passenger seat placed in front of the engine}}

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A forecar is a body style of small, sometimes three-wheeler vehicles that were produced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Forecars were produced with three or four wheels{{cite book | ref = | title = Automobile Body Design | first = Ian | last = Beattie | publisher = Haynes | location = Yeovil, Somerset, UK | page = 27 | year = 1977 | isbn = 0-85429-217-9 }} and by companies which produced light cars or motorcycles.{{cite web|title=1913 H-D Forecar at National Moto Museum|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2014/12/article/1913-h-d-forecar-at-national-moto-museum/|website=www.motorcycle-usa.com|accessdate=17 April 2018}}{{cite web|title=Lagonda history|url=http://www.thoroughbred-cars.com/cars/UK/lagonda/history.htm|website=www.thoroughbred-cars.com|accessdate=17 April 2018}}

In this type of body, the passenger seat was placed in front of the engine. It was usually placed above the front axle, leaving the occupant extremely vulnerable in the case of a collision.{{cite web|title=A Short History of Sidecars|url=http://ridermagazine.com/2011/05/13/a-short-history-of-sidecars/|website=www.ridermagazine.com|accessdate=17 April 2018}} 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.{{cite web|title=June 2008 News|url=http://www.motohistory.net/news2008/news-jun08.html|website=www.motohistory.net|accessdate=17 April 2018}}