Q#109 - solved - Le Carabe

Quiller · October 08, 2008, 12:58:11 PM

What's this car called?

Quiller · October 16, 2008, 05:08:38 PM

Xpertz?

Quiller · October 28, 2008, 05:29:23 PM

What do the pros think?

Quiller · December 14, 2008, 12:44:10 PM

No guesses?

Allan L · December 16, 2008, 06:23:46 AM

OK. Must be French, surely.
Possibly another of those wartime electric jobbos?

Ray B. · December 16, 2008, 09:25:23 AM

Place de la Concorde, Paris, France.

Quiller · December 16, 2008, 11:07:45 AM

Indeed it is French and wartime

DynaMike · December 16, 2008, 04:18:55 PM

Last sunday it has been shown in a program on the German-French channel Arte: Mit Vollgas durch ein Jahrhundert. But they didn't mention the name

Allemano · December 16, 2008, 06:53:21 PM

"mit Vollgas" is a little exaggerated, isn't it?

DynaMike · December 17, 2008, 05:21:46 AM

It is...

Anton · December 17, 2008, 09:07:03 AM

Well, they went full throttle through everything omitting any detail... $:-\$

jimjarron · December 23, 2008, 10:32:11 PM

Late 1930's or 1940's Mochet Velocar?

Quiller · December 24, 2008, 03:57:34 PM

Quote from: jimjarron on December 23, 2008, 10:32:11 PM
Late 1930's or 1940's Mochet Velocar?

Not a Mochet

hugo90 · December 26, 2008, 06:48:51 PM

Le Carabe, 1938. I have a picture of it, but I don't know how to paste it here. Never tried that before and copy and paste doesn't do it.

Text reads "Hippolyte Delimal et son Pou-de-la-Route Le Carabe". There are four pictures on this advertising piece.

Quiller · December 26, 2008, 06:51:58 PM

That's it, well done! It would be great if you could attach your pic (use the 'Additional Options' button when you reply). Reputedly this car could stand on its end for parking on those 'fins' at the back...

hugo90 · December 26, 2008, 07:12:11 PM

Here it is then:

Ray B. · December 27, 2008, 04:04:26 AM

Holy mackerel!

Quiller · December 27, 2008, 07:35:07 AM

That's fantastic, thanks Hugo90. Anyone know of any other cars that stand on their end? Reputedly Dennis Adams (Marcos designer) made one in the 1960s but I've never seen a pic

DynaMike · December 27, 2008, 07:54:59 AM

I've seen several pics of smart Fortwo standing on their end... but I suppose they weren't meant to

@re · December 29, 2008, 03:56:27 PM

The text in the picture:

The smallest car in the world - yeah, might well be.
The most economical - that might be right, too.
The most original - tough competition, but it is very original.

But the most practical?

Yep, a station wagon isn't really practical, as long as you can't park it vertically...

ImpishGrin · December 29, 2008, 06:15:45 PM

I guess that was supposed to be 'vertically'?

@re · December 29, 2008, 06:55:19 PM

Huh?

My head is still on holiday.

Otto Puzzell · July 09, 2015, 05:13:25 AM

Period pic

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Q#109 - solved - Le Carabe