Identify this vehicle please!

[Southerner]

Hi all, I'm a new member so be gentle with me!
Could anyone identify the vehicle seen in France from the attached photo?
It's beaten me.
Regards to all
Doug
Citroen Dyane owner

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[GiveMeABreak]

Hi and welcome.

If only the wheelbarrow wasn't in the way!

[Hell Razor5543]

Postman Pats' van after the undercoat was applied, but before the main coats of paint (and lacquer) were applied.

[Southerner]

My first thought was Postman Pat's van, then a New Zealand built Trekka, both very unlikely!

Doug

[white exec]

Hi, and Welcome! What an opening post . . . intriguing . . .
Could be one for Neil, methinks.

It is rather cute, with definite shades of La Poste...

[bobins]

Is it one of their voiture sans permis cars ? The sort that are made of cardboard and you can drive from 14 years old without a licence ?

[white exec]

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.

[bobins]

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

[Southerner]

Excellent, nailed it, it's a Lambretta William, I want it!

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[Stickyfinger]

A Little Under

[Southerner]

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I like this as well, my wife's expression if I bought one!
Regards
Doug

[white exec]

All these are really cute and individualistic - a million miles away from the anonymous and lookalike SUVs everyone seems to be offering.

[Huskyxantia]

Looks like a very early Skoda thing ....
Great find

[Stickyfinger]

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I like this as well, my wife's expression if I bought one!
Regards
Doug

Looks like it has just been "rear ended"

[white exec]

A few more cute oddities...

Scootacar Mk.1

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