The world of microcars is far larger than their diminutive size suggests. It doesn’t seem to follow any particular rationale or timing as to why and when these vehicles-in-miniature are produced, and some truly fly beneath the radar. This… more»
Micro Cars
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1970 Honda N600: 25 Year Hiatus
I can understand a car sitting for 5 years. Heck, maybe even 10. But some of the numbers I see on classifieds listing really surprise me, as I generally can’t let 2 or 3 days go by before I… more»
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Tiny Oddity: 1953 Mochet CM-125Y
This tiny little French microcar looks like you could put it in a large closet for storage! It’s located in Hopatcong, New Jersey and is for sale here on eBay with a buy-it-now of $5,000 but inviting offers. Short… more»
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Micro Find: 1956 Messerschmitt KR-175
It’s a car! No, it’s a motorcycle! No, it’s a Messerschmitt! We haven’t featured one of these unique microcars in while so when this project showed up here on eBay, I knew we needed to give it a mention…. more»
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1948 Almquist Crosley: Lightweight Fun
At first glance, this micro car might look like a mini Corvette, but it is so much more than that. This little car is a 1948 Crosley with an Almquist body strapped to it. If you haven’t ever heard… more»
1961 King Midget Metro: Micro Roadster
If like me you appreciate oddballs and micro cars, then this is the car for you. Few cars are as odd or small as the King Midget! It really is the King of tiny oddball cars. This example is looking… more»
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Extra Legroom: 1958 BMW Isetta 600 Limo
Two of my favorite words in any eBay listing are “original” and “paint.” Given the age of the vehicles we typically profile, it’s understandable that many of these cars have had significant touch-ups or full repaints over time to… more»
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Isetta Hoard in Canada
During college I spent many hours exploring the small town of Laramie, Wyoming. I was actually on the hunt for a good storage unit, but that’s a whole other story. As I was pulling into a storage facility on the south… more»
Name That Car: Mystery Micro Plow
Winter is on its way and I’m already dreading my least favorite aspect of the season, shoveling snow. Having an ATV with a plow can make the task a lot easier, but the interesting little vehicle you see above… more»
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Sequential Pair: 1969 Subaru 360 Young S
Long before Subaru was building all-wheel drive family haulers and rally cars for the street, they were known for their micro cars. We have featured a few of these early Subarus, known as the 360, but we have never… more»
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Stored Since ’78: 1961 Nash Metropolitan
Editor Note: This writeup comes from one of our longtime contributors who goes by the screen name “Dolphin”. If you have been following this site for long then you know that his comments are always insightful. We thank him… more»
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Italian Mouse: 1947 Fiat Topolino
Some cars are rare because there just weren’t ever many built and then there are cars that are rare today because few have survived. In the case of the later there tend to be a couple reasons there aren’t… more»
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Rare and Odd: 1965 Mitsubishi Minica
When it comes to oddball cars, micro cars tend to take the cake as the oddest. The compact size usually leads to odd proportions and styling unlike anything else. If you know your micro car history, you know they’ve… more»
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Retro Before It Was Cool: 1989 Nissan Pao
Over the past decade, nearly every car manufacture has introduced some sort of retro throwback of their previous models. VW did it with the Beetle, Mini Cooper was reborn by BMW, Chevy reintroduced the Camaro, and Ford redesigned the… more»
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CVT Pioneer: 1961 DAF 600
Continuously variable transmissions may be commonplace today, but they were unheard of back in the sixties. You have probably never heard of DAF, but they were one of the first companies to employee such a system. They called it… more»
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Micro Work Van: 1960 LLoyd LT 600
As we have been gathering up parts and transporting them to the shop for our Mustang, we have been thinking about how great it would be to have a dedicated parts hauler. The SAAB is more than capable of… more»
