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
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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.
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Its like a king midget with a decent drivetrain and body.
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Love that micro-vette!
Well, we can't blame the American car mfg's love affair with big land barges on the engineers. |
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It captured people's imagination. Ford kicked the design they were going to introduce post-WWII to the Mercury or possibly the Fordette, to bring out their 'shoebox' design. Nash and Hudson held onto the streamlined look to their detriment.
Then it metasisized into the e.g, '56 Packard Caribbean and '59 Pontiac Catalina. That's a long way from the Jeep. |
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GM sure has its own share of guilt on this matter, but the gov't also failed due to old policies which privileged gas-guzzling trucks and heavy SUVs in regard to emissions and safety norms which were not so strict as for smaller vehicles.
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