tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post8738186134346126964..comments2009-09-19T17:27:18.086-07:00Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957abramsv@gmail.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-70263489913155845952009-09-19T17:27:18.086-07:002009-09-19T17:27:18.086-07:00EXCELLENT PHOTOS! I have one of about 5 daily driven Mini-ELs imported to California until 1993. That Targa model was discontinued I believe; the German models have different roof design, but are mechanically very similar many years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-23236834189059422532009-05-14T00:57:00.000-07:002009-05-14T00:57:00.000-07:00Velorex (or Hadraplan) - leather covered, 3 wheele car is missing in your list.<br /><br />http://images.google.com/images?q=VelorexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-54893986036558078842008-11-06T15:29:00.000-08:002008-11-06T15:29:00.000-08:00Markus - this is hilarious! Do you have any pictures? Send them in...Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-78146950100133067932008-11-06T02:33:00.000-08:002008-11-06T02:33:00.000-08:00A subcontractor on the farm I lived came with his big slow combine harvester on the farm - and his Isetta in the front of the harvester (into the header?). In the evening he drove home with his Isetta, came next morning, and works on with the harvester. <BR/>He did that till ~ 1985Markushttp://www.4photos.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-26302628613914177242008-11-02T08:20:00.000-08:002008-11-02T08:20:00.000-08:00Terrific site! Disappointing that the 41" wide City-EL did not get mentioned, but that vehicle is too commonplace and practical, I assume!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-59413958141057118632008-11-02T07:59:00.000-08:002008-11-02T07:59:00.000-08:00What about the Morgan 3 wheeler! An actually useful and well produced car with three wheels and a small motorcycle engine. A man up the street from me has one powered by a Matchless 1000 motorcycle engine.. WONDERFUL car...not much real use due to the lack of spares these days!markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02907867796632277992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-48589386411198696342008-07-23T18:23:00.000-07:002008-07-23T18:23:00.000-07:00Thank you Weaver! Great info, will post about this. We covered some small tanks in our "Strange Tanks" <A HREF="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/11/strange-tanks-part-2.html" REL="nofollow">series</A>Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-2778254701283292762008-07-23T09:34:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:34:00.000-07:00If you want to do a piece of small tanks/military vehicles, then you should look at the German Wiesel vehicle: http://www.military-today.com/apc/wiesel_1.htm <BR/><BR/>Also the KRAKA (replaced by the Wiesel): http://www.panzerbaer.de/helper/bw_lkw_00-75t_gl_kraka-a.htm<BR/><BR/>Vehicles for airborne forces are a rich source of wierdness: http://www.portierramaryaire.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=55490&amp;sid=dfd0f02fe0442cdc0e4895cd59560a96 (scroll down past all the bikes to the Belgian AS24)<BR/><BR/>And the Hotchkiss: http://www.jedsite.info/fulltrack-hotel/hotel/hotchkiss-tt_series/hotchkisstt-series.html<BR/><BR/>Loads more - go looking!Weavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-56619341737594022542008-06-12T07:55:00.000-07:002008-06-12T07:55:00.000-07:00I used to have a Bond Bug. It was the most exciting car to drive that I've ever had. It would exceed an indicated 85mph if given enough (flat) road.naldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020666282503090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-39508825089201956952008-06-09T15:12:00.000-07:002008-06-09T15:12:00.000-07:00For Eric...<BR/>The car that Mr Bean repeatedly shunts is a Reliant Regal Supervan. Here's a link<BR/><BR/>http://search.live.com/images/results.aspx?q=mr+bean+reliant&go=&form=QBIR#focal=195c278cccffbfbde6782d7f5dda1704&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imcdb.org%2Fimages%2F007%2F718.jpg<BR/><BR/>CheersMr Kitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-87898531798719441212008-05-18T06:54:00.000-07:002008-05-18T06:54:00.000-07:00Great site, i like thisMustafahttp://pirzolaye.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-30354462280856579992008-05-15T14:16:00.000-07:002008-05-15T14:16:00.000-07:00beautiful, i like it !!!David Tatéhttp://www.david-tate.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-26178469047808458422008-05-14T02:43:00.000-07:002008-05-14T02:43:00.000-07:00anonymous, thank you for solving this. Post updated.Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-64216162289276587872008-05-13T04:35:00.000-07:002008-05-13T04:35:00.000-07:00I seem to remember that "The Bond Bug" has been used as a car in the legendary Mr Bean tv-series.<BR/><BR/>It has always been used as the car that got ridden off the streets by Mr Beam himself with his little bigger Morris manoeuvring a bit clumsy...<BR/><BR/>Anyone remembers? Or was it another three-wheeler?Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03567923647436223683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-34277056570796419212008-05-12T21:17:00.000-07:002008-05-12T21:17:00.000-07:00The last one is called L'Oeuf Electrique (French for "The Electric Egg"). I think it was designed by Paul Arzens.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if i were to get one this would be it!!!..<BR/><BR/>BTW LOVE this site!!!^_^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-21910586663916404852008-05-12T12:40:00.000-07:002008-05-12T12:40:00.000-07:00@lamberto - anonymous is correct that many rural areas have higher speed limits on the interstates, but most urban interstates and highways have a 55 or lower MPH limit.<BR/><BR/>And yeah - in rush hour, there's not too many days when we could even *dream* of hitting that speed :)Telecomedianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406523817023350788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-4859650096684661612008-05-10T01:49:00.000-07:002008-05-10T01:49:00.000-07:00probably, but in any country in peak/rush hour you are parked in a middle of a motorway, you'll never touch those speed.Lambertohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06182536560086582277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-20764486459401847312008-05-09T20:45:00.000-07:002008-05-09T20:45:00.000-07:0055mph speed limit in the US? Not since the 70's. It's 70mph on most interstate highways and in Texas we have a few that are 80mph. Up north in Montana there are highways with no speed limit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-3827833708520370022008-05-09T19:51:00.000-07:002008-05-09T19:51:00.000-07:00FYI, Fiat 600 and Zaporozhets are not the same design at all. Only common thing between them is the design principle, but the ZAZ has no common parts with the Fiat. Fiat 600 has a water-cooled inline 4-cylinder engine whereas ZAZ has air-cooled V4 arrangement. There are basically no interchangeable parts between them.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the three-weeled Goliath thing stayed in production in India until 2000 as the Bajaj Hanseat.<BR/><BR/>Hope this information is of any use.Ernonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-69560485810735789892008-05-09T15:16:00.000-07:002008-05-09T15:16:00.000-07:00Rayceeya - Peel car is discussed at length in <A HREF="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/08/worlds-smallest-vehicles.html" REL="nofollow">Part 1</A>. Thank you for other info :)Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-44795230429556368982008-05-09T15:13:00.000-07:002008-05-09T15:13:00.000-07:00How could you miss the Peel P50 the smallest car in the world? 49ccs one door one light (not headlight light period), and no reverse gear.<BR/><BR/>Instead of a reverse gear it featured a handle for the driver to drag the car backwards. <BR/><BR/>Also in regard to the "Mutt". Mutt was a nickname for the M151. Featuring a short narrow wheelbase and fully independent suspension it was one of the most dangerous vehicles ever built. It would flip over going around a 35mph corner.RayCeeYanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-26617647024934449022008-05-09T12:06:00.000-07:002008-05-09T12:06:00.000-07:00The CityEl is indeed (pretty much) identical to the original Danish Ellert (correct name: <B>Mini-el</B>), and the German website also acknowledges this.Hambonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-62735616544642913142008-05-09T11:58:00.000-07:002008-05-09T11:58:00.000-07:00Hi, just skimmed through, my toddlers love this site..<BR/> Anyway, you might have missed the Thundersly Invacar, it was a three-wheeler vehicle which was quite common on the UK's road at one time.<BR/><BR/>http://www.3wheelers.com/invacar.htmlJack Dethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-18280268382676546552008-05-09T10:05:00.000-07:002008-05-09T10:05:00.000-07:00We had some small cars made in Brazil by Gurgel and Dacon (regional companies) in the 70's and 80's. <BR/><A HREF="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurgel_XEF" REL="nofollow">Gurgel XEF</A><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurgel" REL="nofollow">Gurgel</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.obvio.ind.br/obviona/memory.htm" REL="nofollow">Dacon</A>VictorZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-2848858851292479412008-05-09T09:31:00.000-07:002008-05-09T09:31:00.000-07:00Does anyone know what the green pickup with the crate in the bed is?Lexnoreply@blogger.com