Outstanding restoration quality.

SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer: Charles Mochet Origin: Puteaux, France Production: 1,250 Motor: Zurcher 1-cyl, 2-stroke Displacement: 125 cc Power: 3.5 hp Length: 8 ft.

4 in.

Identification No.

3215 It is difficult to imagine, from our present perspective, how different the post-war years were in France.

Horse-drawn wagons and carts were everywhere.

The innovative wood or charcoal gas converters towed on trailers behind motorized vehicles were still very much a feature of everyday traffic.

A great many of the superlative French pre-war cars had been destroyed or commandeered by the occupying forces, and only a fraction, perhaps hidden in haystacks and barns, survived the war.

These were “The Grey Years.” Mochet’s minimalist vehicles were a welcome addition to this landscape.

First to enter the scene was the motorized pedal car, the Type H, which became the all-metal Type K.

This evolved into the classic Mochet Roadster, the CM-125.

But the pleas...