VELAM
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VELAM (Véhicule Léger à Moteur, or "light vehicle with motor") was a French automobile manufacturer that made VELAM microcars under the licence of the Isetta from the Italian Iso. Powered by a 236 cc engine, it was capable of speeds in excess of Template:Convert. Around 5,000 cars were built between 1955 and 1959.
The Velam was featured in the 1957 film Funny Face and the 1962 French film Adieu Philippine.
In 1957 a Rekord Car was built, so 30th July 1957 Bianchi and Claude drove to seven international (class K) records; eleven further were taken. <ref>https://rarefrenchsportscars.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/velam-final.pdf, retrieved 15 September 2024</ref>
See also
External links
- http://microcar.org/carspecs/velamisetta.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20040908024918/http://www.harpin.demon.co.uk/models/velam.htm
- VELAM: The French Isetta with a couple of sporting twists., pictorial report (PDF)