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r000 In February 19XX 1958, Make autonacional Model S.a. expanded the Biscuter line with<br />

estimate: $000 000 - $000 000<br />

a purely business-suited version of the 200-C Comercial, the 200-I,<br />

offered without reserve<br />

dubbed Furgoneta in Barcelona, or Furgon in the Madrid dialect. The<br />

“I” stood for industrial, a nod to the truck box of wood capped with<br />

corrugated steel, which extended from the sides of the vehicle and was<br />

higher than the roof the driver’s cab. The result was a sort of Spanish<br />

depot hack, which had a payload capacity that was relatively limited,<br />

but it was durable in typical Biscuter style.<br />

Easily the most adorable work truck ever produced, the 200-I was<br />

soon rendered obsolete, along with the rest of the Biscuter line, by the<br />

introduction of better-equipped, less expensive microcars by other major<br />

manufacturers. Just at the point where its production had reached its<br />

creative zenith, the Biscuter began to slowly fade from popularity, and<br />

it disappeared entirely in 1960. as a result, these later, unusual body<br />

styles are considerably rare and desirable among microcar enthusiasts,<br />

marking the end of the Spanish microcar.<br />

The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum’s example is very complete and<br />

manufacturer original, and Manufacturer while it shows wear throughout, production it remains # in beautiful,<br />

origin patinated condition City, Country for its age. It ranks ID among no. the # most interesting<br />

motor Biscuters of the motor wide-ranging variety held displacement in Bruce Weiner’s cc collection.<br />

power hp length mm<br />

Visit rmauctions.com to view all photos.<br />

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