French two cylinder diesel automatic? I can't think of an easier way to get mowed over.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1975-LIGIER-COUNTRY-AMBRA-RHD-MICROCAR-DIESEL-RARE-...
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Dec. 22, 2011 12:52 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork
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Dec. 22, 2011 2:43 p.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
Titled as a 1975 car sounds like some registration fraud. Some goggling says it is more like a year 2000 model.
If this was a 1975 then this little known product was certainly leading the way with modern design line, styles and processes.
This is what efficient French looked like in 1975
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Dec. 22, 2011 2:56 p.m. alex SuperDork
Ooh, forward AND reverse! Sophisticated.
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Dec. 22, 2011 3:02 p.m. DaveEstey Dork
Needs a motorcycle engine and box flares.
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Dec. 22, 2011 3:37 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork
jrw1621 wrote:
Titled as a 1975 car sounds like some registration fraud. Some goggling says it is more like a year 2000 model.
If this was a 1975 then this little known product was certainly leading the way with modern design line, styles and processes.
Actually, they've had these little runabouts in France for a long time, they're almost a "Rascal replacement" over there. That said, the 1975 ones tend to be designed using an even straighter ruler than Volvo used in the '80s.
They're also very, very slow.
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Dec. 22, 2011 3:59 p.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
The elder version.
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Dec. 22, 2011 6:18 p.m. CarKid1989 Dork
I would love to legally own that.
No joke.
Looks like fun in a Yugo sorta way
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Dec. 22, 2011 6:40 p.m. irish44j Dork
the coolant overflow tank is tres GRM
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Dec. 22, 2011 6:42 p.m. irish44j Dork
also it sitting out front of "Signature Motorsports" seems a bit ironic.
I could probably beat this thing in a race. On foot.
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Dec. 22, 2011 7:08 p.m. integraguy SuperDork
Looks like a collaboration(sp?) between the toy company that builds the Cozy Coupe for small children...and SMART, before SMART was absorbed by M-B.
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Dec. 27, 2011 9:10 a.m. camaroz1985 Reader
My guess is being titled as a 1975 is a way around emissions regulations or something like that.
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Dec. 27, 2011 9:27 a.m. DoctorBlade Dork
1975: When it started accelerating to 60mph. 2000: When it got there.
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Dec. 27, 2011 6:18 p.m. The_Jed Reader
Zing!!
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Dec. 27, 2011 8:51 p.m. PubBurgers Dork
Something actually slower than the Ruckus, nice.
