The name Vespa inevitably makes us think of the most famous scooter in the world, but as enthusiasts know well that it is not just that. Indeed, The Vespa 400 of this article is a rear-engined microcar, produced by ACMA in Fourchambault, France, from 1957 to 1961 to the designs of the Italian Piaggio company.… Read More Unplugged: 1959 ACMA Vespa 400
We haven’t published many of these cars, but when we do we always have doubts as this car has been (and still is) always called differently, using more or less the same words. René Bonnet Djet, Matra Bonnet Djet, Matra Sports Djet, Matra Sports Jet are the variants with which this model is called: we,… Read More Many names: 1964 Matra Djet 5
There is a real cult for microcars, certainly not as widespread as that for “large size” classic cars, yet well rooted among collectors: the car featured in this article is the same model that was exhibited at the Bruce Weiner Microcars Museum, now closed. The car is a Mochet CM-125 Luxe, whose history in brief… Read More No license required: 1951 Mochet CM-125 Luxe
Perhaps it is a bit late for the participation of the Mille Miglia 2020 (in progress these days), however if the thing still interests you, this car could be the right one. It is in fact a Panhard HBR 5 first series, built in 1956 and characterized, precisely as the first series, by retractable headlights,… Read More Orange racer: 1956 DB HBR 5 “Mille Miglia”
The sight of this van reminded me that, when I was little, I definitely had a toy car of the same shape: at the time I didn’t understand which vehicle it was inspired by, but now I have understood it. Also because, honestly said, it is the absolute first time I see this Renault van:… Read More Groovy times: 1969 Renault Estafette R2137
It is very rare to see this car in the USA, also because it is quite unusual to see it in Europe. Whoever imported it must have been a great fan of it. The seller says in fact that this Djet was imported in the late sixties and early seventies, so when this car was… Read More Black challenger: 1968 Matra Djet
This is the second part of the collection that Gabriel, one of our readers, has decided to sell. As already said yesterday, we will just expose the photos he sent and the description of the vehicles he made to us: we continue to emphasize that we have no direct affiliation with the seller (in this… Read More The southern sale, part 2
Salmson is a French company that has been closed for 60 years, however when it was in business it left its mark. In fact, from its foundation in 1922 to before the Second World War, its cars have won more than 500 races, perhaps thanks also to the experience in the manufacture of aircraft: they… Read More Malta knight: 1954 Salmson 2300 S
There is always a small aura of mystery about the cars produced by Deutsch Bonnet, it is in fact due to both small production and the fact that in those years, French cars lived in the shadow of the most famous and widespread Italian cars. And yet, wherever the DBs competed, they have always achieved good… Read More Chopped and sectioned: 1961 DB HBR 5 Super Rallye
There is a lot of France these last weeks, perhaps not just by chance: after finding the first car published on Monday, we have probably unconsciously focused on French cars: sometimes the brain works like this. Anyway, the point is not about finding “any” French car, but only those that we consider relevant in the… Read More Open rouge: 1962 Renault Floride S
