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Solved - NEH 3574: Pulcino by Antonio Artesi - 1948
« on: June 27, 2014, 07:20:09 AM »
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Re: NEH 3574
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2014, 05:49:28 AM »
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Re: NEH 3574
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2014, 05:53:28 AM »
PULCINO, built by Antonio Artesi from Palermo in 1948, it looks that it was a one-of.

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Re: NEH 3574
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2014, 06:18:58 AM »
PULCINO, built by Antonio Artesi from Palermo in 1948, it looks that it was a one-of.

Yes indeed.
I don't know any more than that about it..
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Re: Solved - NEH 3574: Pulcino by Antonio Artesi - 1948
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2014, 02:51:56 PM »
The following information has been taken from the book "Kleinwagen International" of Walter Zeichner. I've translated it with the Google translator, improving it as much as I've been able. (I don't speack german):
The PULCINO was the only intent of production of a car in the island of Sicilia after WWII. It have a chassis in X shape with reinforcements to hold the suspensions. The front wheels were independent and uses a transverse spring, the rear wheels have longitudinal oscillating arms. The body was made in steel with several chrome fittings.  The inside room was only 92 c. wide. The windscreen was from the Fiat Topolino. At the rear it was fitted a 125 c.c. engine, single cylinder, two strokes with 3 speeds. The transmission was made by a chain to  the rear left wheel only. The handwheel also came from the Topolino and its turning radius was 2.25 m. The empty weight was 156 Kg. Its speed arrived to 50 Km/h with difficulty. It was presented in the III Fiera del Mediterraneo that has been organized in 1948 in Palermo, were it was prized to his design. The project was to produce large number but nobody treat to invest to compete against Fiat.
Additional information found in "Storia dell'automobile Italiana" of Fromo Editore:
In this case on says that the engine was a Lambretta of 125 c.c. with 4 gears. The front of the car was similar to the american Pontiac!!!