Volugrafo Bimbo
It's one of those names that makes you think "how could anyone name a car THAT?" Well, the car was manufactured by Claudio Belmondo in Italy in 1945. He had previously built a lightweight scooter for the army called the Volugrafo. So, when he came out with his little car, his "baby", he called it that, in Italian..."Bimbo".
It was a VERY small microcar, seated two, and was powered on only one of the rear wheels by a 125cc motorcycle engine. Thanks to an aluminum body, it weighed in at just 275lbs!
So this illustration is my tribute to a car hardly anyone has ever heard of, much less seen.
The Volugrafo Bimbo.
posted by boogerballs at 12:19 PM
3 Comments:
Jeff:
You never cease to amaze! Yet another outstanding piece of work. Be sure to post more on the Lockwasher site. Looks very interesting to say the least ... BF
Now Jeff...would you drive a car called "Bimbo".....LOL too funny!
It's bad enough that the Dutch had a "Daffodil" but now the Italians had a "Bimbo"....
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
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