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When the French government nationalized the country’s aero-engine
makers in 1945, forming Société nationale d’Étude et de Construction de
Moteurs d’aviation (SnECMa), Gnome et Rhône and avions voisin were
absorbed into the new conglomerate. Following a reorganization, Gnome
et Rhône found itself a subsidiary of Société des aéroplanes voisin.
Gabriel voisin still maintained contact with the firm that bore his name,
offering it the rights to the design of a microcar powered by one of Gnome
et Rhône’s 125-cubic centimeter two-stroke motorcycle engines. His
minimalist design, called the Biscooter, incorporated all of his skill and
knowledge of aircraft construction. approximately 15 examples were built
in the summer of 1949, but SnECMa believed the project had no future.
In June 1952, voisin sold the license to autonacional in Barcelona, who
called it the Biscúter, and went on to build approximately 12,000 examples.