1958 Vespa Microcar Red Longwood071115
A cute little car that would be cool as a city car that didn't demand gobs of power and acceleration. The top speed was approximately 56 mph, and it was very liesurely in achieving that. Imported models here and a 3 speed manual but 4 speed was available elsewhere. Floor mounted gearshift, rack and pinion steering rear drive, and air cooled. The battery sits in a tray that slides out from the front end of the car...where a grille would be. The top folds back to make an open air car! "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." Show less
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A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat 1-8 people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are over 1.6 billion cars in use worldwide as of 2025. The French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered road vehicle in 1769, while the Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first internal combustion-powered automobile in 1808. The mode...
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