Here's something to cringe at!

[Heinkeljb]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y16ObVRvgOE

John

[pcolette]

A total riot to watch! It looks like a horseshoe crab.

[Jimm391730]

Just think: Somewhere, sometime, somebody thought all that was a GOOD idea.

[rmel]

BMW had something similar, twice the power and a "front loader".
I think the body ideas came out of post war Italy ala Fiat, the BMW isetta 300.
Didn't take long for these guys to eventually eat our lunch though

[Haf-e]

Very funny - Interesting that they gave so much attention to the aerodynamics but not the suspension or dynamics...

Lots of post-war 2 stroke microcars were made in Europe - the ones I always liked were the "PEELs" - often called the world's smallest car:



That is Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear driving it - very funny episode - worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJfSS0ZXYdo

[Garrycol]

What is worse than the car? - the presenter!

[Dreadnought]

Bond used to make their own little 2 strokes......and the 4 wheel version was a beautiful little thing.

[cascade.king]

http://youtu.be/9oZlZ1D5SGI