Volugrafo

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Volugrafo in the Leuze car museum
Volugrafo in the Farra d'Isonzo car museum

Officine Meccaniche Volugrafo was an Italian company, which after the Second World War in Turin except small motorcycles , trailers , aircraft parts and gasoline dispensers also briefly a microcar produced.

development

The engineer and racing driver Belmondo developed the vehicle called Volugrafo Bimbo, which was presented in November 1945 and produced from spring 1946. In 1948 production ended after around 60 copies.

chassis

The vehicle had a tubular frame and a narrow track of only 78 cm. The fully faired front wheels were guided by double wishbones of equal length , and steering movements from the large steering wheel were transmitted by a chain.

body

The open, doorless body contained a bench on which two people could sit next to each other in an emergency. The steering wheel was in the middle of the vehicle. With a vehicle length of 2.4 meters, the height was 90 centimeters. There was a thin fabric top without side panels as weather protection.

technology

An air-cooled single-cylinder engine with a displacement of 125 cm³ and 5  HP (3.7 kW) was used as the drive; it was installed in front of the left rear wheel and powered it via a chain. There was also a sports version with the same drive set on the right rear wheel.

Surviving vehicles

At least two vehicles have survived to this day, they are exhibited in the Musée Communal de l'Automobile Mahymobiles in Leuze-en-Hainaut and in the Museo Ford Gratton in Farra d'Isonzo (Italy). In the photos you can see small differences between the two vehicles, for example the front decoration, the exterior mirror and the hood.

literature

Web links

Commons : Volugrafo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .