Paris to London per Peardrop

We found another little moving image gem. It’s about a microcar named the Peardrop. And the car can be seen driving through London traffic in 1952, Piccadilly Circus and all. That gives a good view on the fascinating little three-wheeler, with its retractable bubble top and one-cylinder air-cooled – and no doubt two-stroke – engine. We couldn’t find much more about the Peardrop, though. Despite its British name we did note the French registration from the ‘75’ department: Paris. No too sure if we would dare to drive it through either London or Paris traffic, leave alone from Paris to London! The film footage does give a great little insight in the British capital, back in the days when men wore bowler hats and trains ran on steam, though. Now, where did the Peardrop go next? Berlin? Milan? New York?

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