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, a small

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vehicle manufacturer. Introduced in 1973, it used a

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500cc engine, had a metal body and seated up to five passengers. It was certified for production and 15 were built and sold, of which one survives to this date in excellent condition, plus another two in poor condition. Although the car featured good road handling for a 3-wheeler and was roomy for its size, it could find few buyers at these, more prosperous times for Greece, while the company could not secure agreements with banks for favorable loans to potential buyers. Petros Konstantinou, owner of ''BET'', hoped to sell the production rights to other countries; according to him, there were talks with a

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n company involving plans for exports or transfer of production to that country, but they were never realized. Another planned version, the ''BET 600'' was not built and the company ceased production altogether in 1975.

References

* L.S. Skartsis and G.A. Avramidis, "Made in Greece", Typorama, Patras, Greece (2003). * K. Bitsikokos, "Affordable cars made in Greece", ''Auto Bild (Hellas)'', issue 22, Feb 29, 2008. Cars of Greece Microcars Cars introduced in 1973