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The Vespa 400 is a rear-engined microcar, produced by ACMA in Fourchambault, France, from 1957 until 1961 to the designs of the Italian Piaggio company. Three different versions were sold, the "Luxe" , "Tourisme" and "GT".
SIP Scootershop develops and sells spare parts and accessories for classic and modern Vespa and Lambretta scooters as well as various scooter and maxi scooter models. They offer over 55,000 parts such as tuning accessories, spares and add-ons as well als merchandise, helmets and visors and reading material such as catalogues, instruction manuals and magazines.
At the Paris Salon in 1957 the Vespa 400 [4] [5] was presented and production started the same year in the ACMA factory. From 1957 until 1961 the company manufactured approximately 34,000 micro cars under licence from Piaggio. The growth of the business involved an increase in employment, with the headcount peaking at approximately 2,800 in 1958.
Microcar MC1: Microcar SAS, Boufféré ... Vespa 400: France: Velocar: France: Wilam: Notes. a. ^ Also advertised in publicity material with Ydral 125 cc or Sachs 200 ...
Taking advantage of increased cash flow thanks to the success of the Vespa, Piaggio developed other products, including the 1957 Vespa 400, a compact passenger car. In 1959 Piaggio came under the control of the Agnelli family, the owners of car maker Fiat SpA. By 1960 Vespa had produced and sold 4 million units worldwide. [10]
A Rancho Cucamonga man carried out a string of car break-ins at L.A. County cemeteries as people attended funerals, visited loved ones and friends, the D.A. says.
The Champion 400, a German microcar built in 1952. This is a list of microcars by country of origin. This list excludes cars over 700 cc and cars where production or manufacture ended before 1945. Microcars have been defined as "very compact, small-engined cars, designed for use in large cities, especially in Japan".
The first model was a cabless adaptation of the company's two-wheel scooter, the Vespa, adding two rear wheels and a flat utility bed over the rear axle. Initial models featured 50 cc, [4] 125 cc or 150 cc engines and, later, a 175 cc engine. By the time of the 1964 Ape D, a cab was added to protect the driver from the elements. [5]