it is a willam Fourgonnette pickup

  • Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk
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    12 days ago

    If people were realistic about their needs (and the auto industry actually listened) they would be driving something like this instead of the Micro-Penis F3500 CurbStomper.

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        12 days ago

        Yea safety generally is pretty abysmal in these cars (technically quadracycles or something similar here in Europe). Kei cars/trucks is something different, they’re quite a bit bigger than this and they’re closer (in construction and design) to normal cars, quadracycles (in Europe) generally use industrial engines like those found on ride-on lawnmowers and a cvt/torque converter like those on scooters. But this doesn’t matter as my comment were about people being real about their needs.

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      11 days ago

      Even for two-seater sedans, we can do better than a tin can with a crash test rating of “don’t.”

      … and the Fuck Cars communities would still complain that you should take the bus.

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      12 days ago

      In no way could I fit the tools I use daily in this, no way I could fit the extra stuff I need for a new job in it. No way I could use this for a trip, I could barely fit basic camping supplies in it. This would be great if I only needed to go 20 miles around me, and not really carry anything. But yes, is mostly useless.

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    11 days ago

    I wanted to learn more about this little guy, and found this amazing fact (emphasis mine):

    LAWIL was Italy’s primary Microcar made in the 1970s. The LAWIL sold better in France where it was called the Willam. […] This car was popular in France because it could be driven by people who did not have a driver’s license. […] Top speed: 45mph.

    (Source)

  • Skua@kbin.earth
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    12 days ago

    I want to put a gigantic turbo on it and try to weave through virtual traffic