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1955 Triver Rana 500

1955 Triver Rana 500 in Los chicos (The Children), Movie, 1959

Class: Others, Microcar — Model origin:

1955 Triver Rana 500

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s13a ◊ 2022-01-18 17:52	Small and obstructed by the badly timed opening credits, but this appears to be a very rare and quirky-looking Triver Rana, built between 1955-1962 ( 75 examples built ). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triver
Gongora ◊ 2022-01-20 00:03	Woooow incredible find @s13a!! Initially, some 1000 units per year were going to be manufactured in Bilbao, but like all private initiatives in Spain except for Biscuter, PTV and Eucort, it was not successful. The reason was that Spain has been a country in which cars with original or curious lines have not succeeded, probably due to the embarrassment of the owners. For this reason, only 75 units were sold, leaving several manufactured units unsold at dealerships. The company that manufactured it was a factory of safes... that's why initially the body of the Rana "frog in spanish" had a thickness of 3 millimeters -- Last edit: 2022-01-20 00:04:29
s13a ◊ 2022-01-20 13:29	I kinda see why would someone would be embarrassed to drive a "frog", though it did seem to be the most spacious/practical (most comfortable even?) microcar in Spain at that time until the arrival of the Spanish-assembled Isetta in 1956. Thanks for the interesting information, Gongora There isn't much I can find about this brand online (in english, at least).
Lateef ◊ 2022-01-20 14:47	Good find. Learning about these small obscure post-war cars is to me one of the greatest aspects of the site.
Gongora ◊ 2022-01-23 01:37	I would say that it is a mixture of DKW F89/ Fiat Multipla and Isetta... It was certainly a comfortable microcar, but it did not reach the height of projects such as the Kapi and the Orix, which were manufactured on a small scale

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