Bubble cars are back

[Pudsey Bear]

I wouldn't mind one TBH for just messing around town but they'll be stupid money.

 

[rugbyken]

my mate had one that his parents bought him so he could drive it on a bike license so back in 67 it was great fun scary but fun

 

[tonybvi]

Best mate at school had one. Three of us (one on the back shelf) used to go out in it - great fun. If you parked too close to a wall at the front though you had problems as there was no reverse gear and the door at the front wouldn’t open! For a short while about 10 years back a company in Preston sold a kit car bubble car (engine of your choice!). I ordered one but the company folded before I got it. No money lost though.

 

[oppy]

I had one in '64

Even the number plate would be worth a bob or two now, ahh well

 

[nabsim]

My old chap briefly had a BMW along the lines of the Isetta except it was a 4 seater, 2 small rear doors for the back seat passengers

 

[trevskoda]

The one in the picture has 4 wheels so cannot be used on a bike licence at 16, must be a 3 wheeler to be a true bubble car, i liked the messersmit best.

 

[Rec]

My father had a three wheel bubble car and we were all in it (3 kids...how???) when he parked facing a wall in a pub carpark....some very burly chaps picked it up and moved it back so we could get out.
Mind you he also had a triumph spitfire at one time, can remember us three sitting on the rear boot with our feet on the tiny back seat while he was speeding along. It's a wonder we survived, as drinking and driving wasn't frowned upon then either!

 

[jagmanx]

The one in the picture has 4 wheels so cannot be used on a bike licence at 16, must be a 3 wheeler to be a true bubble car, i liked the messersmit best.View attachment 75050

Yep great "cars"
Should be re-invented. to use batteries

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Yep great "cars"
Should be re-invented. to use batteries

Watch the video in the OP

 

[jagmanx]

The one in the picture has 4 wheels so cannot be used on a bike licence at 16, must be a 3 wheeler to be a true bubble car, i liked the messersmit best.View attachment 75050

Trouble is these Mr Smiths were Fokk**s just quoting Stan Boardman

 

[jagmanx]

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Very interesting.

 

[nabsim]

This is the same colour and model of the one my old chap had, would guess it was around 1962 ish