Bob, i told you it was restored ! So that is the reason why it is in two tones now. Originally, my father bought it when it was totally sand creamy colored. It was in internal dutty in an aeronautic factory (the previous owner told it to my father), like others near my home. So perhaps the 12 number was an identification for the car in the base (#1)
If you don't want to believe it is an original factory Inter, that's your problem ! Who can really absolutely be sure of what is original and what is a bodge ? Nobody, even people who owned many different Inter. Like Socrate said " all i know is that i know nothing". To be too much affirmative is dangerous if you want my advice. Did you see documents saying : Inters are produced in red, blue , cream etc....And if yes, are you sure they had time to do what the advertisement said ? i just saw one red Inter :It was the Chaufailles museum exemplary, sold in Germany. is it a reason to conclude it was produced in red ?
With this kind of affirmation, my Avolette cockpit, which is the only one known until now with this shape, is not an original. But when you see the work done, it is almost impossible it has been done by a man in his garage to modify his car....to complicated to do with tools available in a home.
Near the little city where i live, a friend met in the 80's an old guy which gave financial help for the Inter production : he did not save anything except a factory photo, showing 10 Inters side by side in front of the Villeurbanne factory. I am not sure i have the lust to share it, if it is to hear it is certainly a fake....
I am sorry with my pig character, but i hate affirmations, especially on obscure history of little french microcar production during the 50's. I would never permit myself to be absolutely sure of something on a little production of cars.
#1 : in 1986, in "Les Mureaux", there was a factory of the N.A.S.A, depending on the S.N.C.A.N. One day, my father spoke with a guy who said : "what, little cars with three wheels, i think i know someone working in the nasa who knows that ! Let me time." Some weeks later, the guy came to see my father with a box, containing an Ydral 175 gyrostarter with reverse. The guy said "i'm sorry, the factory had three remaining cars like you said but it was destructed month ago. They just kept this motor".
