VELAM (''Véhicule Léger à Moteur'', or "light vehicle with motor") was a French
automobile
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manufacturer that made ''VELAM''
microcar
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s under the licence of the
Isetta
The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar built under license in a number of different countries, including Argentina, Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became kno ...
from the Italian
Iso
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. Powered by a 236 cc engine, it was capable of speeds in excess of .
Around 5,000 cars were built between 1955 and 1959.
The Velam was featured in the 1957 film ''
Funny Face
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'' and the 1962 French film ''
Adieu Philippine
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''.
See also
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Isetta
The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar built under license in a number of different countries, including Argentina, Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became kno ...
*
Microcar
Microcar is a term often used for the smallest size of cars, with three or four wheels and often an engine smaller than . Specific types of microcars include bubble cars, cycle cars, invacar, quadricycles and voiturettes. Microcars are often ...
External links
*http://microcar.org/carspecs/velamisetta.html
*https://web.archive.org/web/20040908024918/http://www.harpin.demon.co.uk/models/velam.htm
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France
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