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Nice thing about collecting microcars is you only have to have a microgarage!!
 
I had the opportunity to buy a Messerschmitt in very good condition a year or so ago. If I some place enclosed I would have bought it. I have alway been fascinated by Micro-cars. There is also a Subaru 360 nearby that I would love to have. Unfortunately it is missing the doors.
 
We all know guys with Ferraris have small winkies so if you have a micro car that should make you rather manly, perhaps even "strong like bull!"
 
Never thought of it that way!

Actually I am quite seriously looking for a Kei class micro-van. The Kei class is a series of tiny Japanese vehicles. I looked at a Subaru Sambar a few weeks ago, but didn't buy it since it didn't have an A/C.
The one I looked at was the 1.2 liter version. Just think about it, a 7 passenger van with a 3 cyl. 1.2l engine! It actually gets around town quite nicely. Major hills are somewhat of a problems though.

https://www.japanoid.com/cardata.php?carNo=24
I also saw a 4X4 version a while back but the owner wasn't interested in selling.

Here is a site on all sorts of funny little Japanese vans and commercial vehicles.
https://www.xs4all.nl/~mjs/cabover.html
 
healeynut said:
We all know guys with Ferraris have small winkies so if you have a micro car that should make you rather manly, perhaps even "strong like bull!"
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I have two microcars, and I must tell you that your hypothesis is incorrect. No bull. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif
 
70herald said:
Never thought of it that way!

Actually I am quite seriously looking for a Kei class micro-van. The Kei class is a series of tiny Japanese vehicles. I looked at a Subaru Sambar a few weeks ago, but didn't buy it since it didn't have an A/C.
The one I looked at was the 1.2 liter version. Just think about it, a 7 passenger van with a 3 cyl. 1.2l engine! It actually gets around town quite nicely. Major hills are somewhat of a problems though.

https://www.japanoid.com/cardata.php?carNo=24
I also saw a 4X4 version a while back but the owner wasn't interested in selling.

Here is a site on all sorts of funny little Japanese vans and commercial vehicles.
https://www.xs4all.nl/~mjs/cabover.html
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If you want a new one, 4x4, with all the bells and wistles (and AC since you are in Isreal) I'd go for the Suzuki Every. They just introduced it in Hong Kong a few months ago... the thing looks like it has everything you need for family comfort and utility:

https://www.suzuki.co.jp/dom4/lineup/every_w/
https://www.suzuki.com.hk/every/gallery.asp

Frankly I think it is criminal that the US doesn't do more to encourage the use of vehicles like this... great cars... I guess with Hummers on the road though not super safe in the US.

Cheers!
 
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Ya whacked that in one, Alan. My eevile plan would be to hammer the GVW with a tax... Exponentially. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
healeynut said:
If you want a new one, 4x4, with all the bells and wistles (and AC since you are in Isreal) I'd go for the Suzuki Every. They just introduced it in Hong Kong a few months ago... the thing looks like it has everything you need for family comfort and utility:

https://www.suzuki.co.jp/dom4/lineup/every_w/
https://www.suzuki.com.hk/every/gallery.asp

Frankly I think it is criminal that the US doesn't do more to encourage the use of vehicles like this... great cars... I guess with Hummers on the road though not super safe in the US.

Cheers!
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Kind of like a Pug so ugly its cute! Unfortunately the importers here have stopped bringing importing most of the little Japanese vehicles (Kei class or otherwise) Israel requires new vehicles to meet Euro 4 emissions standards and they don't comply (for the same reason they have been discontinued in the European market) besides, they weren't exactly popular in the first place.
I am looking for a nice one on the used market and since I don't NEED it, I will wait patiently until a really good one comes along.
 
I think that the Autozam Scrum Stand Off deserves some kind of award for it's name.
 
Yes, John. That's right up there with the Humber Super Snipe.

Here's a neat Gogomobile Van we saw at Lime Rock Vintage a few years ago.
We saw a Gogomobile Dart roadster (rhd with just one door....built in Australia) at the same event.

And the micro-Ferrari (also the Lime Rock) was outstanding! (that's a Spitfire behind it).
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Micro Ferrari - Cool!
"Smaller than a Spitfire".What's under that?

- Doug
 
healeynut said:
We all know guys with Ferraris have small winkies so if you have a micro car that should make you rather manly, perhaps even "strong like bull!"
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Is THAT why we all love LBCs so much!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
I've actually seen a Trojan once, sort of... The one I saw was a Heinkel, and it was Heinkel who sold the design to Ireland where the Trojan was built

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apologies for the crappy photo, an early example of photographic crap...
 
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