Bubble Cars Anyone?

[[JiF]Sgt Shellshocked]

I love bubble cars , my brother had a 1958 Messcherschmit similar to this one ...
It was quite a dangerous contraption and he crashed it many times!

Another cool car was this 1958 Heinkel ...

And how about this one, the Brutsch Mopetta, if you really want a head turner!

You can find lots more bubble cars at ...

http://www.oobject.com/bubble-cars/

Enjoy

[[JiF]Trogdor]

Funny... those names had immediate associations with me. Interesting to see what those companies were up to after the war. Losing was a real pisser.


Messerschmitt Bf 109


Heinkel He 111

[[JiF]Gib]

Losing was a real pisser

umm...ya...ok


lol.

[[JiF]Trogdor]

Yes yes, historical sensitivities aside, my main point with that is they went from building beautiful airplanes to making some rather ugly vehicles (sorry Shell).

[[JiF]Sgt Shellshocked]

He he Trog , I'm sure that to many people they are indeed ugly

I agree that the German companies Messerschmit and Heinkel did make some beautiful machines
but these 'ugly' cars are actually based on the cockpits of the aeroplanes.

Anyway I can't resist posting this little beauty

BMW Isetta 250

Just to balance the books as it were , I also love 1959 - 64 Chevvy Impalas , a real work of art
Here's a nice Impala ....

[[JiF]zougathefist]

Shell, Those BMW cars were funny because they couldn't reverse but opened at the front - so if you drove up to a wall you couldn't open the door and would have to break a window to get out

[[JiF]Uncle Stinky]

How about this Messerschmit?

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