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Identify this vehicle please!

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Hi all, I'm a new member so be gentle with me! :-D
Could anyone identify the vehicle seen in France from the attached photo?
It's beaten me. :?
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Postman Pats' van after the undercoat was applied, but before the main coats of paint (and lacquer) were applied.
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My first thought was Postman Pat's van, then a New Zealand built Trekka, both very unlikely!
:)
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Hi, and Welcome! What an opening post . . . intriguing . . .
Could be one for Neil, methinks. #-o

It is rather cute, with definite shades of La Poste...
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Is it one of their voiture sans permis cars ? The sort that are made of cardboard :-D and you can drive from 14 years old without a licence ?
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It could be a Lambretta Voiturette, for La Poste.
Google 'small French micro vans' for pix of the ilk.
(I think I knew someone who once drove an ilk.)

Sans permis - we have the equivalent in Spain: 'sin carnet' - which inclues various offerings by Ligier, Microcar, etc.
Some are getting a bit chunky these days (like evrything else), and aren't far off the size of something like a Corsa. What distinguishes them is a single-cylinder (often Kubota) diesel engine, obviously with a substantial flywheel, very leisurely gear changes, and a good deal of wobble and vibration at idle. :shock:
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We have a similar thing to the sans permis here in the UK. I see them being chased all the time on TV on Police Interceptors and similar programmes :rofl2:
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Excellent, nailed it, it's a Lambretta William, I want it! =D>
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A Little Under
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I like this as well, my wife's expression if I bought one!
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All these are really cute and individualistic - a million miles away from the anonymous and lookalike SUVs everyone seems to be offering.
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Looks like a very early Skoda thing ....
Great find
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Southerner wrote: 08 Aug 2018, 18:16 download.jpg
I like this as well, my wife's expression if I bought one!
Regards
Doug

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Looks like it has just been "rear ended" :)
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Post by white exec »

A few more cute oddities...
Scootacar Mk.1
Scootacar Mk.1
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Who knows...
Who knows...
Mini Mini
Mini Mini
Ligier LS4-6
Ligier LS4-6
Ligier electric
Ligier electric
Lambretta Willam Sulky (I kid you not)
Lambretta Willam Sulky (I kid you not)
French, 1hp, 1946
French, 1hp, 1946
Daihatsu Hinata
Daihatsu Hinata
2018 Mia electric
2018 Mia electric
1959 Vespa 400
1959 Vespa 400
What is this...
What is this...
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