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r000 The Larmar 19XX could Make well make Model a valid claim for being the narrowest car in
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history. at two feet four inches wide, it was designed to pass through a
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standard garden gate of two feet six inches. It was Britain’s newest and
smallest car when it was introduced in 1946. While it was aimed primarily
at the invalid market, the company went out of its way to say that apart
from its extra-wide doors, low sill height, and interchangeable controls,
there was nothing to indicate that it was an invalid car, and that its large
storage compartment, easy hand-starting, and its 15 foot turning circle
would be appreciated by women for use as a runabout or a shopping car.
Its mechanical underpinnings were quite sophisticated compared to other
vehicles of the type, having four-wheel independent suspension with large
coils at the front and torque tubes with quarter elliptic springs at the
rear. It was constantly being developed, finally receiving a 350-cubic
centimeter twin in 1950.
The car’s windshield, full folding top, side-screens, and Cyclops headlamp
put it in a totally different league than the typical invalid carriage of the
time. Its unusual appearance was a perfect example of the typically British
manufacturer “function first” Manufacturer approach to engineering and production design. This # original Larmar
origin has been untouched City, Country for decades and retains ID no. all of the # wonderful patina
motor accrued from motor many years in storage. The displacement missing door cc skin and rear
bonnet power are easily hp fabricated for the sake of length restoration, mm but it could easily
be preserved as-is, in its unmolested state.
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