Nick Hein's PPV Side View

 

The People-Powered Vehicle
Nickolas Hein.  Renton WA
nick.hein@verizon.net
January 2, 2007

 









News:

A couple of more people have joined the ranks and I'll add them to the list of owners:

Jerry Flewelling Detroit, MI area (pristine PPV in restoration) - http://www.dmsbd.com/ppv.html

Jerry has put me in touch with the inventor and another of the original principals of the company. Look for interviews on this site soon.

Larry Witt Chippewa Falls, WI (3 Fully-restored PPVs in like-new condition)




The PPV is a 3-wheeled 2 seat trike with a full molded plastic body, built in the 1970's during the first gas crisis.  When I was in high school in Monroe, WI a friend and I took one for a test drive at a local auto dealership where they were being sold for $300.  I had never seen another one until a few weeks ago.  I've related the story with the pictures below.  I have more detailed pictures here.  I would like to add more information to this site, if you can provide any more I would gladly publish it here and give you due credit.  I am particularly interested in information about the company (where they were located, how many vehicles they built, who the builders were and where they are now, etc.) and images of any sales literature from the period. Recently there was an original of the print ad for this vehicle from 1975 on Ebay.  I ran off a blurry copy of it from the ad, but didn't get to bidding on it in time.  If you have this ad, or know who does please contact me.  It would be helpful for the company history page I would like to add to this site 

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