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Components for the Messerschmitt variant were imported from Germany,
but Mi-val used their own 171.7-cubic centimeter Motocarrozzetta
two-stroke engine and production began towards the end of 1954.
Christened “Mivalino,” the vehicle enjoyed a certain vogue. one was
used as the personal transporter for Sam Lowry, played by Jonathan
Pryce in the 1985 Terry Gilliam cult film Brazil. Rigged to look like it was
powered by a small jet engine, the car was destroyed in a spectacular
fire. another Mivalino film cameo came in the 1991 anjelica Huston
movie The Addams Family, where it was driven by Cousin Itt. Production,
however, was fairly short-lived, ending in 1955 or ’56, and it is believed
that no more than 100 were built.