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BIGALRPH Veteran Author St. Louis Posts:418 Points:144,615 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:46:29 AM Ignore BIGALRPH Report Abuse Bruce Weiner's Georgia Microcar museum is for sale and 200 of his tiny little cars will be going up for sale February 14th and 15th. Weiner, an avid collector who made his fortune from Dubble Bubble chewing gum, decided he's done collecting the little cars. He said that, having now found a good example of just about every microcar that can be had, he's bored. He's asked RM Auctions to sell the cars for him. (The value estimates in this gallery are RM's.)Most, but not all, of these cars are from Europe, built in the years just after the second world war when fuel was scarce and road taxes were high. Visit Fortune for full article

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Bruce Weiner's Georgia Microcar museum is for sale and 200 of his tiny little cars will be going up for sale February 14th and 15th. Weiner, an avid collector who made his fortune from Dubble Bubble chewing gum, decided he's done collecting the little cars. He said that, having now found a good example of just about every microcar that can be had, he's bored. He's asked RM Auctions to sell the cars for him. (The value estimates in this gallery are RM's.)Most, but not all, of these cars are from Europe, built in the years just after the second world war when fuel was scarce and road taxes were high.

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sjf238 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,215 Points:647,205 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 9:18:29 AM Ignore sjf238 Report Abuse I'm glad he didn't use his money to feed the hungry or shelter the homeless. Teeny cars are awesome!!!
ToolinIt Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,803 Points:884,570 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 9:01:24 AM Ignore ToolinIt Report Abuse My snow blower has more HP than most of the cars in this museum.
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,515 Points:531,510 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 8:32:09 AM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Cartoonish
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,366 Points:756,020 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 7:08:22 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse If you have the money....
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,067 Points:794,325 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:56:48 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse That's really ugly.
Kamakani Champion Author Denver Posts:2,676 Points:1,273,380 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 8:03:01 PM Ignore Kamakani Report Abuse Not for me
Toonces2013 Sophomore Author Illinois Posts:233 Points:11,630 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 4:19:04 PM Ignore Toonces2013 Report Abuse Two words: Clown Car. Smart Cars also come to mind... [Edited by: Toonces2013 at 1/29/2013 4:21:17 PM EST]
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,438 Points:836,785 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 2:33:49 PM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse Wow those cars looked like toys.
Robert44 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,569 Points:1,217,645 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 1:14:43 PM Ignore Robert44 Report Abuse In the future under regime new mileage standards we will be driving similar ulterior small cars!
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,368 Points:840,240 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 12:05:30 PM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse Many very 'unusual' tiny cars to say the least. these microcars would be a hazard today most anywhere.
K9LO Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,669 Points:541,055 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 12:00:15 PM Ignore K9LO Report Abuse interesting
YumaFellow Champion Author Arizona Posts:1,275 Points:619,670 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:52:50 AM Ignore YumaFellow Report Abuse Thanks for posting this. I have never even seen pictures of most of these. I did have a neighbor, when I was a kid, who had an Isetta with the door opening to the front.
VDubBill Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,765 Points:1,260,120 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:39:24 AM Ignore VDubBill Report Abuse Makes Morris Minors and Rambler Metros enormous. Now, I gotta win the lottery so I can buy a 1966 Peel Trident.
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,553 Points:708,155 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:35:44 AM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse That scootacar looks like something out of a cartoon.
mmcentire Sophomore Author Arkansas Posts:126 Points:332,065 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:33:56 AM Ignore mmcentire Report Abuse ok
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,101 Points:2,368,445 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:31:55 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse some people just have too much money to spend on craziness
Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:9,057 Points:1,969,015 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:28:23 AM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse How many different ways can you spell U-G-L-Y ?
bills299 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,351 Points:901,565 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:27:11 AM Ignore bills299 Report Abuse ok
hmw10284 Champion Author California Posts:1,122 Points:194,300 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:24:58 AM Ignore hmw10284 Report Abuse zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
orphancarguyPE Champion Author PEI Posts:3,832 Points:731,965 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:21:14 AM Ignore orphancarguyPE Report Abuse Modern cars, even small ones, are loaded up with electric everything, AC, safety features and ten or so airbags (just because Americans won't learn to use seat belts properly). They also have complex anti-pollution systems and fuel injection. No wonder they weigh 50% more than similar sized cars from 60 years ago. Heck, even a Honda Civic has gained about 1000 pounds in 'stuff' in the last 25 years. "Weigh is the enemy" as the famous designer (not just cars, but trains and many other industrial designs) Raymond Loewy opined. Some amazing things were done in scarcity. One of my favourite smaller cars of the post-war ear was the French Panhard Dyna. It was first built of aluminum as steel was scarce. It used a high output air-cooled 2 cylinder engine up front, and the philosophy of the engineering team had a goal which they achieved, summed up in a few numbers: 6-6-100-2. Translated from metric terms, it meant it had to carry six passengers comfortably, averaging 40 mpg while driving all day long under any conditions at 60 miles per hour, on 2 cylinders. Small on the outside, but big on the inside; this was a family sized car compared to some of these real small bubble cars which were often just enclosed motorcycles.
cdrrod Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:4,139 Points:780,850 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:17:59 AM Ignore cdrrod Report Abuse So are matchbox cars!
lesabreAZ Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,681 Points:409,530 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 11:02:42 AM Ignore lesabreAZ Report Abuse wow
fullcirclethink Champion Author Washington Posts:2,006 Points:159,100 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:50:35 AM Ignore fullcirclethink Report Abuse They can double as a casket to bury the owner in when they get into an accident with an SUV.
bluetruck54 Champion Author Quad Cities Posts:1,453 Points:439,760 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:47:44 AM Ignore bluetruck54 Report Abuse interesting to note these cars were built 50-60 years ago. Kinda points out that our modern auto engineering for economy look really pitiful. guess we haven't made much progress in all these years (or we didn't want to)
1970vette Veteran Author Nevada Posts:408 Points:307,960 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:41:40 AM Ignore 1970vette Report Abuse ok
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,042 Points:790,705 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:29:00 AM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse Cute little bubble car, but does it have radio, A/C and heater?
Jayburt All-Star Author Toledo Posts:524 Points:130,915 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:27:25 AM Ignore Jayburt Report Abuse Speaking of which why is some of the new smallest cars so expensive?If they use let material and less parts shouldn't the price be cheaper?But they ant a arm and a leg, and a few body parts too
sewiessner Rookie Author Oklahoma City Posts:2 Points:107,965 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:24:52 AM Ignore sewiessner Report Abuse very intersting.... [Edited by: sewiessner at 1/29/2013 10:25:52 AM EST]
waz1951 All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:556 Points:126,975 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:18:53 AM Ignore waz1951 Report Abuse Stupid!
Zuegma All-Star Author Nova Scotia Posts:972 Points:254,980 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:08:51 AM Ignore Zuegma Report Abuse I can see why one would only want to collect and not drive these. I guess some people just have more bucks than practicle sense.
LilRedWagonIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,761 Points:1,552,210 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 10:04:16 AM Ignore LilRedWagonIN Report Abuse A Circus doesn't have big bucks; so their clowns will have to do without.
OTISFL Champion Author Pensacola Posts:4,595 Points:862,890 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:53:47 AM Ignore OTISFL Report Abuse Interesting.
Wally3023 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,019 Points:537,430 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:50:38 AM Ignore Wally3023 Report Abuse Really?
pilotmass Champion Author Boston Posts:1,808 Points:499,685 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:50:07 AM Ignore pilotmass Report Abuse lol