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r000 Georges 19XX Mochet Make had done Model very well during the occupation. He had
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
supplied the ideal vehicle for a population unable to obtain gasoline
offered without reserve
for five years. The pedal-powered velocar fulfilled a need for basic
transportation, and it provided a certain amount of dignity. a blind
person could feel useful pedaling in the passenger seat while his wife
steered. Six thousand were eventually sold, providing the funding for an
expansion into the world of small cars after the war.
The first tentative step was the fitting of a motor onto the tail of a velocar,
this becoming the Type H. While this fitted into Mochet’s philosophy of
minimalism, he now had to compete in a post-war sea of microcars.
The plywood body fell short in comparison, so it was time for the first
Mochet car.
The Type K was made entirely of steel, and for the first time, it lacked
a set of pedals. The motor was a Zurcher, same as in the Type H, but
it was upgraded to a 125-cubic centimeter version with a separate
gearbox. The chassis was still similar, with unsuspended front wheels
and contracting band brakes on the rear. The body followed Mochet’s
philosophy manufacturer of Manufacturer minimalism, this also pertaining production to construction # methods.
all origin panels were City, flat Country sheet metal, easily folded ID no. and flanged # in a brakepress
motor in a combination motor of triangular shapes displacement and sharp cc corners, which
gave power the body hp strength but fell somewhat length short in mm aesthetics. The
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