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r000 By the 19XX fall of 1952, Make word had Model already gotten around that the Manom
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
Company was working on a small, three-wheeled, two-seat vehicle.
offered without reserve
The two curvaceous prototypes that emerged displayed a typically
French disregard for convention, with a tall body shell and deeply
cutaway doors that enabled one to enter comfortably and be seated
on the high-mounted seat, almost directly from a standing position. The
tall Plexiglas windshield and canvas roof furthered this impression of
roominess, and perhaps deliberately, flew in the face of tiny, cramped
cars like the Brütsch.
The bulbous hood, or bonnet, with its large oval grille and headlight pods,
comprised the entire front third of the body. It pivoted upwards, permitting
unrivalled access to the motor and complex front suspension incorporating
the typically French niemann rubber bands. The motor, missing on this
example, was mounted on the front forks and drove the front wheel vertically
by chain. Its small displacement enabled the car to be driven without a
license, and the starkly plain interior further encouraged the intended
purchasers from perhaps a rural
demographic. This remarkable car
manufacturer is one of two Manufacturer prototypes, and it has production #
origin survived retaining City, Country its original color, ID no. #
motor with only a pleasant motor patina to mark displacement cc
the power passing of hp the decades.
length mm
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