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r000 Georges 19XX Mochet Make successfully Model passed through the dark days of
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
the occupation. He had produced an ideal vehicle for the time,
offered without reserve
the pedal-operated velocar, which restored to a downtrodden
population the pride and dignity of owning a vehicle with four
wheels. Pre-war, small companies like v.E.L. were fitting small
proprietary motors like the 80-cubic centimeter Stanley to Mochet’s
velocars. These low-power motors often still required the passenger
to jump out to help push on hills. The velocar continued to sell after
the war, but it was clear that the times were changing, and a proper
factory-designed and installed motor was needed in the product
range, hence the Type H.
There was a myriad of small car manufacturers “having a go”
at making a small car. Some were experienced at design and
production, some less so. aerocarene, alamagny, ardex, Boitel,
Dolo, Dommartin, Julien, new
Map, and Rovin all showed much
smaller cars than the smallest
offerings of the large producers,
manufacturer like Simca or Manufacturer Renault, already at
the origin 1947 Salon. City, Country It was clear that ID no. ##
motor Mochet’s minimalist motor vision would displacement cc
need power to be adjusted hp to fit into this length mm
new landscape.
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