Bring Back the Cute Micro Cars from the 1940s-60s!
May 19, 2008 · Print This Article
Immediately after the end of World War II, European engineers created cute little micro-cars out of necessity. The cars were designed so small in the spirit of conservation, since there were shortages of food, raw materials, electricity and gas.
Haute*Nature came across the Micro Car Museum while browsing the web, and laments that we ever made the switch to larger cars. Indeed, the world would be a much better place if we had all stuck to micro cars. And they’re so cute!
From the Micro Car Museum:
It’s said that the true master reveals himself within limitations and so this focusing of energy and talent resulted in an enormous variety of small vehicles; some successful, others less so - but all of them interesting!
The microcar or “bubble car” came to symbolize this period of renewed energy and pulling together.
The bubble car boom lasted only a decade, but the period left a lasting impression even on those who abandoned their Kabinenroller for a “real” car.
The cars continue to be found in barns and collections throughout the world but are particularly meaningful to the Europeans, whose lifestyle was, in part, made possible by these tiny cars.
With a little tweaking for modern efficiency, this would be my dream car. It’s got that gorgeous classic look (I especially love that pale 1950s blue) and the compact size that would make a lot more sense for today’s need for energy conservation. Fab!
Link [Haute*Nature] + [Micro Car Museum]
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I want the Triac. And I think I can afford it sooner than the Tesla…
http://www.greenvehicles.com/
I hope these guys succeed, that Triac looks awesome.
I would take a Tesla. I just learned about that guy Tesla, by the way… he was pretty nutty. Here’s a graph from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
After his demonstration of wireless communication (radio) in 1894 and after being the victor in the “War of Currents”, he was widely respected as America’s greatest electrical engineer.[5] Much of his early work pioneered modern electrical engineering and many of his discoveries were of groundbreaking importance. During this period, in the United States, Tesla’s fame rivaled that of any other inventor or scientist in history or popular culture,[6] but due to his eccentric personality and unbelievable and sometimes bizarre claims about possible scientific and technological developments, Tesla was ultimately ostracized and regarded as a “mad scientist”.[7][8] Never having put much focus on his finances, Tesla died impoverished at the age of 86.