djb222 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Acoma Mini Comtesse apparently and French . Gullwing door Aston Martin, Three Speed, egg and 4 others 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 They had one of these in American Pickers, Mike and Frank bought it for Danni D But I think she look better with this Scooter privatewire, Peter C, 808 Estate and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Champagne model name Lemonade car, perhaps even old tapwater I love it Three Speed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I've mentioned this before, but I nearly bought one of these back in 1997. It was for sale in the small ads of a French moped magazine for 3,500 francs. My dad refused to take me to view it as he thought it was a ridiculous idea, and by the time I managed to make other arrangements it'd sold. egg, LightBulbFun, motorpunk and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Even though I don't have any off road parking, I think if I modified my garden gate and put a bit of wood as a temporary kerb, I could actually get one of these on my 'drive'. i.e. front garden path. MK12 Invacar was too wide though... BlankFrank, Three Speed and LightBulbFun 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Looks really safe chadders and Flat4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 It's fine. It's got stabilizers. BlankFrank and egg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 A French Peel P50? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I've driven one round an industrial estate,it's just as amazing* as you would imagine egg and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb222 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 In France at least, you didn't need a licence to drive on the road!!! Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb222 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Here's a few more pics of one that sold in Wednesbury recently offers around £3450... .......Plus a link for one that sold at Sothebys £2300 https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lf18/london/lots/r0083-1975-acoma-mini-comtesse/708836 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb222 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 .......and a video LightBulbFun, egg, CreepingJesus and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Would you be able to use one on the road over here? Edited to add, obviously I mean legally, registered/insured etc. I doubt it would outrun the police like the non road registered scrambler bikes do around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, anonymous user said: Would you be able to use one on the road over here? Edited to add, obviously I mean legally, registered/insured etc. I doubt it would outrun the police like the non road registered scrambler bikes do around here. if you can get it road registered you can, main issue with that is just getting a proof of age ie when the vehicle was made that the DVLA will accept (a lot of these where not really registered in france IIRC, because I dont think you had to register them over there, so theres no whatever the french equivalent of a V5 is to help you register it here) Stuart Cyphus actually had the first UK road registered mini comtesse I believe once you have the above sorted out (ie either find one that has been registried in france or somehow date it to the DVLA's standards) then its just like registering any other used imported car AFAIK egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, djb222 said: .......and a video That video combined with that choice of music made me really laugh! ? LightBulbFun and ETCHY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: Stuart Cyphus actually had the first UK road registered mini comtesse I believe Didn't he used to race bangers at Standlake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Shiiiiiiiiiiiit! That is dreadful on every level! I love it. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, Pieman said: Didn't he used to race bangers at Standlake? he never mention specifically where he used to banger race but indeed he was involved with the scene in the past so possibly? but I never really asked that many questions with regards to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I have posted this before in my thread before but I think its worth reposting here Mini Comtesse one of the few cars you can have shipped to you, literally, on a pallet and all! Marina door handles, somewhatfoolish, CreepingJesus and 9 others 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 11 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: if you can get it road registered you can, main issue with that is just getting a proof of age ie when the vehicle was made ... Pity that the Ateliers de Construction de Matériel disappeared into thin air in the 1980s. Seems they managed to build these things over a 12-year period. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I think I saw one in Tipton a few days ago. Not driving but in a yard. Will try and get a pic. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Bodger Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 hours ago, puddlethumper said: I think I saw one in Tipton a few days ago. Not driving but in a yard. Will try and get a pic. The chances of someone nicking one of those must be pretty slim so it may even be where it was last spotted even in Tipton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 What's the origin of the pic in the OP? It has popped up in two or three places recently. Looks like the sort of thing that could become "worth" a ridiculous fortune to "collectors" in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 An imprisoned Acoma in Tipton. LightBulbFun, CreepingJesus and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Stondon had one of these things, it was displayed next to their invalid carriages and made them look large and unwieldy. It wasn't in the closing down auction so I have no idea what happened to it. Allegedly the original design only had one door, until a French giffer inevitably managed to tip one over onto the door side and couldn't escape so the gullwing was hurriedly added. 1974-84 Acoma Mini Comtesse by Adam Floyd, on Flickr egg and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 yeah, those bloody huge invacars! I think these are sometimes described as the affordable Peel P50 LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Utter Kack. I really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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