Puzzle #795 - Solved! Mochet CM-125Y

[Otto Puzzell]

Mochet CM-125Y Berline
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[Otto Puzzell]

Moved.....

[Ray B.]

The license plate means it's registered in the Cher district, less than 60 miles from where I live.
Doesn't mean I ever seen it, yet.

[grobmotorix]

If it´s not a Rovin it might be a ca. 1950 Bernardet?

[Ray B.]

I believed you had it for a minute, although that car, the "3 de front" had already been the subject of a former puzzle. But here is its rear and it doesn't seem to match. Besides, Bernardet cars were only prototypes and were never produced.

[Ray B.]

But since we are into french mini-cars, I think I found it.
It's a Mochet CM, probably a 125 Y

[grobmotorix]

Hm, how could I´ve overlooked that:



Ray´s got it anyway...

[Otto Puzzell]

Mochet CM-125Y is correct!

From the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum site:

The new model Berline was introduced on the last day of 1954. It featured a new modern body with proper doors, fixed side window frames, and a fabric roof that folded back, but was fixed at the rear- unlike the Vespa 400. It continued the aluminum-strip grille of the Grand Luxe which would continue to be built alongside the new model for another two years. The letter "Y" in the name stood for Ydral- the new motor fitted to the car- and for those who had the license, could be had in a 175cc size. An electric starter was offered, at first the Gyrostarter seen on the P.Vallee, but problems with it resulted in the fitting of a starter from the Renault Juvaquatre.

In 1958 French legislation changed, so that the permitted engine size to drive "sans permis" was changed to 50cc,and the customer base for the long-lived 125cc Mochets decreased drastically. Georges Mochet decided to cease production.

Cousin Alexandre Laurant, commercial director of the firm, joined Citroen, and Georges Mochet went to Pont a Mousson to work on agricultural equipment. He is still an active enthusiast of the recumbent bicycle which his father invented so many years ago.

Manufacturer: Etablissements Charles Mochet, Puteaux, France

[grobmotorix]

This one was for sale in Malmedy in 2010 - what a cute tiny vehicle...