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This cut-in-half 2CV began life as a 1960 “Ripple Bonnet” Deux Chevaux. In 2024, Jeff Lane asked Jérôme Cesbron of Tours, France to build this unusual creation. Cesbron’s company, ARS Developpement, are well-know builders of special 2CVs, as well as a large 2CV parts supplier. This Cutaway 2CV is fully functional and road-worthy. Its stock
Citroën 2CV Cutaway – 1961 Read More »
The Citroën Axel was initially developed as a replacement for the Citroën Ami in the early 1970s. However, after the 1974 Oil Crisis and the subsequent buyout of Citroën by Peugeot, the Axel design was shelved in favor of a Peugeot inspired design. The design reemerged in 1981 when Citroën partnered with the Romanian government
Citroën Axel 12 TRS – 1988 Read More »
The Gaudin microcar is a one-of-a-kind, designed and built by Monsieur Gaudin. a French plumber. This one-seater, three-wheeled car has its rear wheels driven by a chain. The body is mostly built with wood, only the roof and the front hood are steel. The chassis is built with welded square metal tubes. Monsieur Gaudin designed
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The Fiat 124 Spider was originally unveiled at the 1966 Turin Auto Show, starting a nearly two decade long production run. While Fiat provided the technical designs, the body was designed by the Italian car design firm and coachbuilder Pininfarina. Throughout the production run the 124 Spider was available with a variety of engines, starting
FIAT 2000 Spyder – 1979 Read More »
Due to a request for a light reconnaissance plane needed by the French resistance during WWII, Henri Mignet developed the HM.280. Only a prototype was completed. After the war, Mignet did publish the plans for a civilian version, the HM.290. After elongating the fuselage and tilting the firewall back, yet another redesign yielded the HM.293,
HM.293 “Pou Fou” – ca. 1988 Read More »
This ultralight airplane was considered during its time to be the lightest aircraft in the world, with an empty weight of only 145 lbs! It could be launched with a running start or towed by a car until it reached take-off speed. Like the Flying Flea, it is a stagger-wing biplane, and could be built
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In 1997, inspired by the design of Henri Mignet’s Flying Fleas and by Mignet’s philosophy of making flying accessible to the masses, French engineer Daniel Dalby conceived an idea for an inexpensive, homebuilt aircraft utilizing inherently light and strong aluminum ladders. The example seen overhead is actually made out of three ladders; one makes up
Dalby Pouchel “Ladder Flea” – 1999 Read More »
Driven by the need for post-war affordable transportation, BMW decided to supplement slow sales of their larger models with an inexpensive car. In 1955, BMW acquired the license from ISO (an Italian refrigerator company) to make this “bubble car.” As many as 3,925 Isettas were sold in the US. during 1958. But U.S. sales slowed
BMW Isetta 300 – 1957 Read More »
