In the world of low volume ’50s roadsters, there are oddballs and then there are complete bizarro world lunatics. This is the narwhal in the room…the twin tusked unicorn that was designed by French car builder Panhard to be sold into the US market — think of it like a poor man’s version of a […]
Berkeley Cars Ltd out of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England had a short run of low-priced sporty microcars starting back in 1956 and ultimately ending in bankruptcy in 1960. Unfortunately, the company was just starting to get their formula of front-wheel-drive motorcycle powered fiberglass things with cars like the Sports SE492 when their main business (building Glass-reinforced […]
I’m really feeling the “old car” vibe today…probably the fumes in my 65 Buick getting to my head…but I really don’t enjoy some of the routine maintenance required in old engines…so I’m think the way to fix this is to find something vintage with a slightly more modern drivetrain. Like this 1931 American Austin with Datsun […]
The micro car market has seen some inflation in the past few years, which is strange because they were the spiders of the insect world — small, hidden front sight, and terrifying. Nothing about the actual experience of driving a micro car has changed much in the past few years, but the prices have certainly […]
Zut alors, how dare you call me a baldy Frog, you…you…dirty E-talian…oh…no. Zis, is not something you call me, a Frenchman, zis is sometheeng you call your voiture? Oh la la. Cette is not a car. Zis is someting zee cat coughed up after it eight some weeds. Get zis toy off my lawn and […]
The Cony 360 was a micro car/truck/van built by the Aichi Machine Industry Co, which built aircraft carriers before and during the war. Legend has it that Airchi was the recipient of German technology between the two World Wars because the Germans were limited in what they could design/produce and had to find an outlet […]
I hate it when people have some kind of el cheapo econobox from a different part of the world and try to ask premium money because they shipped it over to the USA. Why would I pay more than MSRP for some pile of junk that will barely pass Sri Lankan crash test standards and […]
Microcars were hugely popular in post-war Europe where petrol was at a high premium and no one needed to travel very far. Most of the microcars were made in Britain, France, or Germany and were usually basic little blobs – like the Isetta or the Zündapp Janus. One plucky Australian designer decided to take a […]
What is the cheapest mid-engined, rear-drive, car with styling by Pininfarina? I’m not sure, but the Honda Beat is certainly the smallest, if not the most affordable, car with styling by Pininfarina. Find this 1991 Honda Beat offered for $5,995 near Seattle, WA via craigslist. Tip from BuickFan. The Honda Beat is supposedly the last […]
Berkeley Cars Ltd of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England built front-drive sports cars with 2-stroke engines and glass-reinforced plastic bodies for a few years in the late 1950s. They are strange vehicles to see around, but supremely cool. Find this 1958 Berkeley Sports SE328 here on eBay bidding for $3,000 reserve-not-met with 4 days to go. The […]