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I love micro cars it’s a fascinating commentary in post war society . America was thriving its cars were huge Europe was recovering from a horrible war cars needed to be very inexpensive as times were tuff.
Also European countries had various tax laws that gave a big boost to small displacement and/or three wheel vehicles. Today Japan has (or had?) laws that give a big break to cars of certain minimal dimensions called Kei cars.
I had a Bond Minicar for about 2 years. Mine was an estate car version with a 250cc twin sports bike engine, which gave it a 60mph top speed and a lot faster acceleration than the basic 250cc single. Lack of a reverse gear was not a problem because the entire engine/transmission/front wheel unit turned a full 180 degrees from lock to lock. If you were in a tight parking situation, you could turn the steering to full lock and drive out sideways. It was great fun to put it in full lock in the middle of the road and go round in circles on the spot. It would have passers by in stitches.
They left out the BMW built Isetta which was probably the smallest of the cars featured. I remember seeing it in Brooklyn, New York, in the late 1950s. It was a one seater with a front entry door.
I bought a electronic car for 2 and installed a motor off a new TRIUMPH GT I bought from a friend that just totaled his bike with less than 100 miles on it... You know how happy I am..
The rare cae is a the curious and quirky Sebring-Vanguard CitiCar had the honor of being the best-selling and highest-producing electric car in the United States ... greetings from Chile
Amazing little gems. I have a collection over thirty micro and bubble cars and looking at them gives me greatest joy. Full of character. I didn't know about anything about most of your fifteen described cars. Superb and most informative. Thank you very much
You guys forgot the Peel P50, the recordholder for smallest car ever build 😂 (I want to say you forgot the Reliant Robin too, but I don't know if that counts as a microcar)
Did anybody check the subtitles in German? There are very many mistakes. I missed the BMW Isetta. Why didn't you show it. I think, it was the most important microcar ever.
Some people might say the trivia orange wedge is a CitiCar, but it is actually a 1980 Comuta-Car (built by the same company as the CitiCar but is a later version of it).
I saw some of Professor Zundapp's relatives. I actually think they're quite cute, apart from the yellow & black one which looks like it works for Professor Zundapp!
No 2 was best in the list and there were other good cars in it's background, maybe present t-rex quadracycle will one day give content for future videos.
The December 2008 issue of "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars" had an article "Buy a Bond car", that sadly didn't include any cars manufactured by the company established by Laurie Bond. There were none of the single cylinder fwd trikes, no Triumph based 4 wheel Equipes or even the Reliant based Bond Bug, only Aston Martins, two Lotus Espris and a 72 Mustang Mach I. What were these alleged automotive journalists thinking???
I'm the Fountainhead Museum, in Fairbanks, there is a unique tiny car. It is the first Vehicle MADE in Alaska. Check it out; the story behind it is rather funny!
Next best thing to a motor bike for European city streets although a death trap in a heavy collision. The short 3 wheelers are known to be unstable and flip over in a sharp/ sloped turns.
Enjoyed video. The electric vehicle appears to be US made and came out in mid 1970. Also would like to see more US made such as the Henry-J and King Midget listed in early 1950 in Popular Science as a do it your self.
So many missed out mostly British classic like the thousands made Invacar or the 3 & 4 wheel Berkley not to mention the bond bug or Morgans ,think again
Only 1 or 2 serious cars in your list of 15. All the rest were toys or the equivalents of golf carts. AND... you leave out the most serious, successful sub-compact or micro car, the Crosley!
@@reacher6874 Thanks. BTW, I enjoyed seeing ALL the cars in the video, whether they had a chance of surviving or not. New ideas can sometimes make big changes.
