When the Spanish Civil war finished, the country was destroyed both economically and morally. The motor industry was in ruins, and the only way to obtain a car was by having contacts with the franquist Government, which adjudged the cars entering the country. A Citröen “dos cavalls” cost about 63 000 pesetas (the medium wage for 6 years).
Since the society had to face this problem and the developing necessity of having new means of transport, the so-called microcars arose. They are cars with a considerable precarious technique, which usually have a motor more typical from motorbikes rather than cars. Microcars are usually handmade due to the lack of means.
Most of microcars’ brands were originated in Catalonia and Valencia, where the most thriving trading areas were concentrated, in spite of some exceptions like the Iso Isetta which was made in Madrid and the Goggomobil which was mad in the Basque Country. The best known of all microcars was, with no doubt, the popular Biscuter, 12000 units were made. Other brands with a considerable production apart from the PTV were: David, Clúa and Delfin. There also existed other microcars which were scarcely produced such as Simó, Dunjó, Mymsa, Maquitrans, Salomó, MT , Aleu or Kapi