It took seventy years to overturn the image of the microcar. In the early post-war period they were considered a step forward for those who did not want to ride a motorcycle – these were the Vespa years, small and refined with car curves, but they were still motorcycles – and also somewhat mortifying as vehicles. As if to say, I wish I could, but I can't.
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