Brütsch Mopetta
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The Brütsch Mopetta was an egg-shaped, single seat, three wheeled microcar
designed by Egon Brütsch (who also designed the Spatz Kabinenroller
) in 1957 as Brütsch
Mopetta using a 50 cc ILO V 50 engine and an open roadster
type glass fiber body. Only 14 were built.
A single wheel was in the front. The car was only 67 inches (170 cm) long. There were negotiations with Opel
to distribute the car, but only sales brochures were produced.
A Brütsch mopetta replica is available built in the UK with a modern Honda automatic engine.
Microcar
A microcar is the smallest automobile classification usually applied to standard small car . Such small cars were generally referred to as cyclecars until the 1940s. More recent models are also called bubblecars due to their egg-shaped appearance.-Definition:The definition of a microcar has varied...
designed by Egon Brütsch (who also designed the Spatz Kabinenroller
Spatz Kabinenroller
The Spatz later renamed the Victoria 250 is a four-wheeled microcar that was built between 1956 and 1958The car was originally conceived by Egon Brütsch as the Brütsch 200 "Spatz" a Fiberglass three-wheeler with the suspension of the front wheels and the rear wheel attached directly to the body...
) in 1957 as Brütsch
Brütsch
Egon Brütsch Fahrzeugbau, usually shortened to Brütsch, was a German automotive design and automaker based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg....
Mopetta using a 50 cc ILO V 50 engine and an open roadster
Roadster
A roadster is a two-seat open car with emphasis on sporty handling and without a fixed roof or side weather protection. Strictly speaking a roadster with wind-up windows is a convertible but as true roadsters are no longer made the distinction is now irrelevant...
type glass fiber body. Only 14 were built.
A single wheel was in the front. The car was only 67 inches (170 cm) long. There were negotiations with Opel
Opel
Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929...
to distribute the car, but only sales brochures were produced.
A Brütsch mopetta replica is available built in the UK with a modern Honda automatic engine.