In 1982 one of the wildest 3-wheeled kits ever produced was created by the southern California based Phantom Vehicle Company. It was called the Turbo Phantom. With two wheels up front and one at the rear, the car had a low, wide, purposeful stance to it. The glass and the treatment of the green house gives the car a very jet-like look.

The prototype used power from Honda's Goldwing motorcycle, turbocharged and mated to a sequential transmission ( taken from a boat!). The car performed very well in testing with a 0-60 time around 6 seconds and a claimed top speed in excess of 130 mph. It was also said to have pulled .82 g's on the skidpad with just over 2 degrees of body roll. Very impressive numbers at the

time. The body of the Turbo Phantom was single unit made of  fiberglass skins and foam sandwiched together and reinforced with steel. A 2 and a half inch steel and truss core roll bar was also incorporated into the body for maximum protection of the
occupants.

Suspension duties were carried out by a VW bug set-up at the front, using rack and pinion steering from an MG Midget, and a modified, widened Honda Goldwing suspension at the rear. Breaking is handled by a Hearst
Airheart disc assembly at all three wheels.