Ten supercool microcars
Cooler, cheaper, better – the microcar is just a more sensible mode of transport than the gas guzzling giants that roam our highways today. Most cars in the developed world have only one passenger – the driver. The average European weighs 70 kgs. A typical car weighs 1-2 tonnes. In other words, the average car weighs 10-20 times more than what it’s transporting. Now that’s just insane. And the reason for it? Well, the car is more than just a mode of transport, it is a status symbol. The car is a napoleon’s horse for men without self irony, who take themselves too seriously and need a big car to compliment their ego.
Messerschmitt KR-175
Brutsch Mopetta – not sure if this is even a car. But it’s definitely transport in style!
- Goggomobil TL-250 Transporter
Custom made microcar for Birds Eye peas commercial
Heinkel Kabine, perhaps my favourite of them all.
- Jurisch Motoplan Prototype
Peel Trident
Hannomag Kommissbrot
Reliant Regal
Frisky Family Three
Zoolook: The Music Video
Here is a gem of a music video, of legendary Jean Michel Jarre’s song Zoolook. It was one of two singles on the album of the same name, released back in 1984. The plot revolves around a crazy Frankenstein-ish scientist who travels the world with his fantastic robot show, enchanting young audiences from Shanghai to Zanzibar…
