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From: cuhulin on 15 Apr 2010 09:55
That little car looks French to me.

On the web,
Tiny European Cars
cuhulin

From: Ad absurdum per aspera on 15 Apr 2010 13:59

> http://tinypic.com/r/ek54d4/5

Can you read, or do you remember, what the name was? Plainly part of
the logo reads "Tech" but the script part... FMC, Fine, Femto, and
other such guesses don't give me much traction.

It sure looks like what we in the US would call a "Neighborhood
Electric Vehicle" or "Low Speed Vehicle." There are a large number of
them worldwide, mostly electrics I think, ranging from extremely
utilitarian to stylish to downright science-fiction levels of high
design.

My guess, after pondering the apparent materials of construction, is
that it's a newish one with a studiedly retro look rather than an old
one.

--Joe

From: chuckcar on 15 Apr 2010 18:31
Don Stauffer <stauffer(a)usfamily.net> wrote in
news:4bc71878$0$89387$815e3792(a)news.qwest.net:

> MasterBlaster wrote:
>> "Don Stauffer" wrote:
>>
>>> I was recently in Spain, and took a side trip to Gibralter. Saw
>>> this really tiny car, and was wondering what it was.
>>>
>>> I do have a picture, but don't know where to post it.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/
>>
>>
>
>
> Okay, I have posted an image at tinypic. The URL is;
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/ek54d4/5

The logo *seems* to say FMC tech. That first letter is absolutely not an E,
otherwise the formula emc^2 would spring to mind. On the side and front.
Shame it wasn't photographed at a better angle or in higher definition. I start
to get pixelation at the point where the letters become readable as I enlarge.

I get a 165KB jpg file. Perhaps it's been converted from another file as well?
jpegs use lossy compression, which means every time you convert from them, you
lose image information.

--
(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
From: Don Stauffer on 16 Apr 2010 10:07
Ad absurdum per aspera wrote:
>> http://tinypic.com/r/ek54d4/5
>
> Can you read, or do you remember, what the name was? Plainly part of
> the logo reads "Tech" but the script part... FMC, Fine, Femto, and
> other such guesses don't give me much traction.
>
> It sure looks like what we in the US would call a "Neighborhood
> Electric Vehicle" or "Low Speed Vehicle." There are a large number of
> them worldwide, mostly electrics I think, ranging from extremely
> utilitarian to stylish to downright science-fiction levels of high
> design.
>
> My guess, after pondering the apparent materials of construction, is
> that it's a newish one with a studiedly retro look rather than an old
> one.
>
> --Joe
>
No, I do not remember the name, and I am kicking myself for not shooting
the logo directly. The name on the logo meant nothing to me.
From: cuhulin on 16 Apr 2010 13:09
It is a nice looking 4 wheels motor scooter anyway.I would like to know
brand name/factory/country it came from.
cuhulin

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