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Isetta
This is the tiny car in Funny Face. When I saw Fred Astaire jump into
it, I had to know what kind of car it was. I searched long and hard, found
all sort of other microcars. I didn't find it
until I searched "Astaire drove." Viola! So, here's my favorites:
Isetta Source:
Everywhere You Want to Go with this Goofy Little Car
http://www.whirlingpool.com/isetta/isetta.htm
Adorable interface. Great intro.
The Best Cut,
Fold and Paste Isetta on the Web
http://www.digitallydo.com/bobscutout.html
Vince Budnick, the creator, is right.
BMW Isetta 300
http://www.cqql.net/bmw.htm
Bob Nelson's Isetta inspired Budnick's paper version. This car is so shiny,
lozenge-like and red it makes me salivate.
Isetta Owners
Club of Great Britian
http://www.isetta-owners-club-gb.com/
Go to Fun Stuff > What's It Like Inside? (Virtual Isetta) for a
trip around the world. A Take an Isetta for a spin too.
License
Plates
Acme
License Maker
http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/
Make your own plate like this one:
License Plates
of the World
http://servo.oit.gatech.edu/~mk5/index.html
Leon Poon's Vanity
Plates Web Page
http://www-chaos.umd.edu/misc/
The site to go to if you like to decode the 6-8 character puzzles on the
butts of cars.
Microcars
My hunt for the Isetta caused me to cross paths with these
other tiny vehicles. Recently, I had a dream that I finally learned to
drive because my mom gave me a tiny car that 1) I could fold up 2) I could
store in my apartment. These are closest to qualifying.
Mark Perkins'
Other Micro Cars
http://homepages.tesco.net/~markperkins/microcars/micro1.htm
His homepage needs fewer moving parts, but has lots of good info - especially
about Isettas.
Fuldamobil Fotos
http://www.fuldamobil.de/WebSeite11FotoArchiv.htm
Imagine one of these pulling a 13'
Scamp! Blippy happiness.
Microcar Models
http://www.harpin.demon.co.uk/
Tiny versions of tiny cars. That's sooooo wrong that it's right.
Microcar.org
http://www.microcar.org/
Microcars! The
Tour...
http://www.bubbledrome.org/mot_show_tour_goggo.htm
Good photos, nice tour.
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