A single door, mounted on the front of the car, with a steering wheel that would swing to one side for easy access getting in or out. I have a memory of seeing one of these on display at the State Fair about 1956 or so. What a radical idea for a car while American-made cars were tanks in those days.
I remember being allowed to get into the car with my sister and the promoter opening and closing the door for us. It seemed like an ideal car for kids to drive.
The principal of the Elementary School that I attended in the late 50s/early 60s drove one of those babies (a red one).
Loyal
For those that like exitement, If there was ever a wreck, you would be the first one there!:-)
James
Good Point JaRo...
I have said for YEARS... that if the DRIVER was put in a bubble out IN FRONT of the bumper (like a Bell 47 [aka Bell H-13 Sioux]), instead of being surrounded by air bags, side-impact protection, and several thousand pounds of steel, then MAYBE they would learn how to DRIVE!
🙂
Loyal
Here's a couple of photos I took of one at an automobile museum in New Zealand.
Loyal-
An Isetta driver and French teacher at Don Mills Collegiate came out to find his Isetta's front door had been put up against a wall by a "group of the lads", thus making it impossible to get into.
No Kent, I was not one of the "group" !
I thought barring safety concerns, it was an intelligent vehicle for its purpose, something like the "Smart Car" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_%28automobile%29 now.
This gives one a bit of a pause
Cheers
Derek
My first wife had one. Wasn't a bad short commute car.
She drove it until the little red light came on, the one that said "oil",
She kept on driving.It locked up, she didn't drive it any longer.
She was a red-head, but could have been a blonde. LOL.
One even smaller as seen on Top Gear
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> Derek
great video, thanks!
fast forward that to 4:50 +/- for the chilling bottom line...
glad I was patient enough to see the end
