Microcars and Bubblecars
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China beat BMW to it. Although it replicates the larger 4-passenger Isetta 600 reimagined as a four door sedan, it’s pretty much what you were thinking. The Suzhou Eagle EG6330K:
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Well there is the Mircolino. See post #253
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You’re going to be gravely disappointed.
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Heads-up time: The correct title for the SPORTS version of the Subaru 360 is just Subaru Young SS - they left the "360" out for that variant. The red vehicle pictured is not a Young SS, as the fender mirrors and wheel trims are incorrect. It appears to be Young "S" version (no sporty motor).1968-1971 Subaru 360 Young SS, a souped-up variant of the Subaru 360, and one of the earliest performance-oriented kei cars. It weighed 410 and was powered by a 423cc inline-two-cylinder making 38hp. The Young SS is sort of like the Japanese version of the Abarth Fiat 500 695 SS.
It even featured in both Gran Turismo 2 and Enthusia.
The Young SS did not have a 423cc engine - that was the short-lived Japanese export version called the Subaru 450 or Maia. The Young SS had a 356cc motor, with dual Mikuni-Solex BS32S carbs and chromed cylinders. Output was 36hp, i.e.; 100 bhp per litre - in 1968. They were only made for 10 months. Weight was 425kg.
Not so - THAT red car is the Lightburn Zeta Sports, only 49 made - in South Australia. The proof is in the bonnet badge, but more so in the South Australian numberplate. there was an influence from the Frisky Sprint - correct there! Powered by a Sachs 498cc motor. Very short-lived!
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A few from eyes on design 2021
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
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I love these Topolinos. The scariest "street car" (it was pushing the limits) I've ever driven was a buddy's...I want to say it was a '52...wagon variant. It was a mostly unmodified shell with a scratch built chassis using heavily modified Mustang II suspension to keep the tires under the standard fenders and a 289 stroked to 347 and easily cranking out over 300hp. It was writing checks that the 14" tires couldn't cash. It was also hot because the cowl vents were gone and the door windows were one-piece plexiglass; only the rear side windows over the rear wheels had a small sliding bit built into the plexiglass.
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