bubble car

an interesting aspect of European car manufacturing during post war times was the introduction of 'bubble cars', small cars that could seat only two adults and traveled with a max. speed of 65 km/h on 9 PS. They were especially popular in the early 50ies when the population was in desperate need of individual transportation or travel in a convenient way. Like this Messerschmitt KR 175 produced by a manufacturer of planes in Germany (the cabin design reminds of cockpits) of which only 15000 were produced and only a few hundred remain today. I like the way how individual transportation was simplified in a quite innovative and futuristic design. Wonder if that is what we are going back to. AJ