Peel p50.. a modern version would be interesting..

[ebacherville]

the Peel p50, 100mpg made int he 60's and under 50cc.. perfect for comuting .. at lower speeds..

Id love a small car like this if it would do 40-45.. to do this safely it would need to be lower and more stable.. but it would be cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqf1yKxb9hI

[Frank Lee]

I always wondered if a normal sized person could get in there.

[nwbabybronco]

A Honda scooter with that size engine will still only do 30, and gets 100mpg. On the scooter I gain 4mph top speed in full tuck, with my chin almost on the handlebars.

If the modern P50 were twice as long and half as tall, I bet it would do pretty well. I plan some day to do it with a quad, to get the reverse gear.

Edit: FYI, I'm about the same size as the guy in the video. The girl who owns the scooter gets the same top speed normally as I do at full effort.

[homeworkhome53]

I saw this on Top Gear. He drove it into an elevator and around the office of the BBC. Very cool, but not really practical for highway travel.

homeworkhome53

[Greenblazer]

You would have to take it inside or someone would pick it up and throw it in the back of their truck and steal it.

Later,

Allan Greenblazer

[ebacherville]

the VW 1l car seems to b the modern equivilent of this.. or as close to this. Surely this isnt ideal but in a urban setting it would be great for bad weather when a scooter or bike is just out of the question.. like bad rain and or really cold.

Basically a gokart with a shell.. the 50cc thing is quite interesting as in MN here if its under 50cc you dont need a licence or plates or any thing could be a real cost savings..

Even a velio (think thats wrong) 3 wheeled areo bike with a 50cc scooter engine would be cool.. and I bet it would do about 40.

My little folding gas scooter has a 34cc motor and it will do 25-30 mph pretty well with me standing up. maybe ill start a project with that thing... I know you can get these little 50cc gas motors and clutch assemblies for about 100 bucks, and they even have electric start.

[NeilBlanchard]

Hello,

Another old "bubble" car is the BMW Isetta:



Here's the 4-seat Isetta:

(above & below: four seat Isetta)



And for reference, here's the Peel P50:


This is purported to be a 2012 BMW Isetta:


Here's another new Isetta:


...and another:
the new BMW MINI iSetta

[ebacherville]

I found the more modern version .. all the info i can find it "Santa Barbra Fun Car".. no other info..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u97l2XYboyQ

Make it a hard top and id so drive one of these..

[bennelson]

That top video is a fun one I have seen before.

I love the part where the motorcyclist has to look DOWN at the car.


The Isetta was originally made by a company that made both refridgerators and scooters. If you look close, you can see the entire front of the car is really an old-fashioned fridge door!