Oh, What Might Have Been...
 

Check out the micro GM Cadet! :eek:

http://www.bre2.net/index.php?section=19

MICROCAR NEWS Online » 2008

And that wasn't even the first one:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...shiered-cadet/

Cadet
 

More scalp and hair for the brick wall,starting right now!:o

That Chevy Light Car sounds like it would have been a pretty good contender, but it has a few less-than-ideal numbers. To cruise at 60 - admittedly a damned rare feat on the roads of the day - the engine would have been zinging along at about 3400 rpm.

Gadzooks, the brakes. I've seen bigger pies.

Yeah, MacPherson and his crew were challenging all the preconceived assumptions about cars. Too bad it didn't play out.

That Micro-cadet looks awesome. Perhaps with the windshield and steering wheel further forward (or maybe a five-point harness as standard), it would do nicely.

Imagine getting one of these as a purchase bonus with your Corvette... :D

I fel the same way about the Mopar Star Car.

SIA Flashback – Mopar’s Star Cars | Hemmings Dailyhttp://images.hemmings.com/wp-conten...rCars_lede.jpg

Its like a king midget with a decent drivetrain and body.

Love that micro-vette!

Well, we can't blame the American car mfg's love affair with big land barges on the engineers.

Sure. Many engineers go for the functionality over a fancy design, but the market often doesn't accept it so well. There are also many other regulatory aspects that doesn't leave too much freedom to implement the same solutions that you may often find available in other markets...

You can trace the guilt back from the '49 Ford to the WWII Army Jeep. Weird!

Considering the technical limitations at the time, the original Jeep wasn't so unefficient at all.