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 Description:

Made in 1952, by Roberto Guatelli to a design by Giovanni Canestrini, this self-propelled cart documents one of the oldest interpretations of the drawing of Leonardo’s which until recently was considered the forerunner of the motor car.
The cart has quite a complex driving mechanism consisting of two large leaf springs situated in the front portion, which houses a manually-operated steering shaft connected to a wheel. These springs, loaded manually by a pincer-like device, would have transferred their stored energy to the driving wheels as they unwound, thus making the car move forwards.

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