What's this , for 1 point ? :)
Experts !
Some kind of Moretti?
Not Moretti !
a brutsch model of some sort?
Not a brutsh model !
Somehow related to Fiat Topolino/Simca Six or just looking similar?
DKW?
Not related to Fiat Topolino or DKW !
Japanese?
Spanish?
Not Japanese and not Spanish !
german?
Not German !
Scandinavian perhaps?
Not Scandinavian !
It sure appear,s European,then Belgium?
There are a few cues which remind me of Crosley cars. Those small wheels look similar and the one piece front includes the wings, as in some of the Crosleys. But then, I see towards the rear of the car a little scoop, which suggests a rear engine. So, confused and a bit tired at 11:45 at night, I have to leave it at that for the moment. (Yawn smiley)
European,but not Belgium !
Not Crosley cars !
And good day to Richard! :)
was It a mass-produced French car?
Not a French car !
Is it Italian?,it has a certain Italian flair about it.
Thanks SACO, you too. I'm feeling refreshed now, but no closer to solving this puzzle. Those unique door handles are ringing bells somewhere in my forgettery. Are they a clue, perhaps? ???
IMO, the door handles as well as the windscreen are (or look like) coming from Fiat Topolino. But SACO said there are no links...
Sorry ! Doubtless a one-off , with some parts of Topolino ! :)
Pros !
Looks lime someone wanted to pep up his old Topolino parts with a mini ponton style body and a front end inspired by an old Skoda 1101 / 1102 Tudor.
So I´d say this might be czech?
Not czech !
From Portugal?
Not from Portugal !
It's the Ricaboni vetturina made by Autoofficine Ricaboni.
Yes ! Ricaboni vettura made by Autoofficine Ricaboni
1 point for pguillem ! :)
I believe it's not a car by Ricaboni but one of the very few cars built by Ricaboni's uncle, Luigi Bertoni, who run the Gaoma Autoofficina in Lodi and who did different microcars, or Vetturine, in open and closed form, powered by a 125cc engine.
Paul's knowledge of Italian is far better than mine ::) This vetturina is not clearly identified in the site of Autoofficina Ricaboni.
In that website there is the story of Bertoni's activity. Just the last few lines are about the activity of Ricaboni's Autofficina.
"To know how it all begun, you should go back to the end of the last war, in a workshop in Lodi (you can still find it in Via Milano in front of Palazzo di Giustizia) where they repair cars, chassis and bodies of any kind of vehicle. It was run by Luigi Bertoni (Ricaboni Giuseppe's uncle) a well known 'artigiano' also outside his neighborhood (....)"
Bertoni build more or less 10 cars, both open or closed versions. One is still alive and it's rather different from the one you can see in the only BW picture available ;)
Grazie mille !
Yes ! sorry ;in the site of Autoofficina Ricaboni , the car is not clearly identified ! ;D
Thus , it's a vetturina 125cc by Luigi Bertoni