Sentences with phrase «from microcars»

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He also services and restores relics ranging from spunky Honda motorcycles to rusted - out pickup trucks, from a stumpy Subaru microcar to a luscious D - type Jag.

A car as shiny and vulnerable as the Veyron is constantly under attack from swarms of scooters, flocks of microcars on steroids, and shoals of taxis, delivery vans, and trucks.

The ForTwo measures 14 inches shorter from bumper to bumper, but other microcars — like the Mini Cooper and the Fiat 500 — are more than a foot longer.

These microcars were built under license by BMW, offering drivers 94 mpg from its one - cylinder engine.

Morris at 100 — Celebrating the centenary of William Morris's first car, Paul and Kathy Niblett examine the life of the man and the early history of his company / MX 8372 — The oldest Oxford Bullnose fanatic Robin Batchelor recently drove a 1913 White & Poppe engined car, the earliest known surviving example / Goodwood Festival of Speed — Twenty years on from Lord March's first Festival of Speed, David Venables enjoys the «greatest hits» at the 2013 event / A gaggle of Goggos — Scott Barrett drives a pair of delightful German microcars and discovers their charm and ability far outweigh their tiny dimensions / From Alfa to Nardi — Alfa Romeo historian Simon Moore charts the history of the Silver Ray, from prewar racer to Italo - American dream car in the 1960s / Back on the Road — Michael Ware tells the story of the Riley Densham Imp, a 1930s special that has been sympathetically rebuilt after 40 years off the from Lord March's first Festival of Speed, David Venables enjoys the «greatest hits» at the 2013 event / A gaggle of Goggos — Scott Barrett drives a pair of delightful German microcars and discovers their charm and ability far outweigh their tiny dimensions / From Alfa to Nardi — Alfa Romeo historian Simon Moore charts the history of the Silver Ray, from prewar racer to Italo - American dream car in the 1960s / Back on the Road — Michael Ware tells the story of the Riley Densham Imp, a 1930s special that has been sympathetically rebuilt after 40 years off the From Alfa to Nardi — Alfa Romeo historian Simon Moore charts the history of the Silver Ray, from prewar racer to Italo - American dream car in the 1960s / Back on the Road — Michael Ware tells the story of the Riley Densham Imp, a 1930s special that has been sympathetically rebuilt after 40 years off the from prewar racer to Italo - American dream car in the 1960s / Back on the Road — Michael Ware tells the story of the Riley Densham Imp, a 1930s special that has been sympathetically rebuilt after 40 years off the road

Abingdon's One And A Half — Jonathan Wood recalls the VA the smallest of the three saloons made by MG towards the end of the»30s / Pau: A Popular Revival — The inaugural Grand Prix Historique contained all the ingredients for lasting success reports Douglas Blain / Bellows To Buses — Norman Painting relates how a West Midlands general engineer became a diversified vehicle producer but lost the plot after the First World War / Maudslay's Might - Have - Beens — Concluding Nick Baldwin's account of the early years of the Maudslay Motor Co. / Japanese Microcars — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls some amazing light cars and microcars produced up to the 1950s when Japan was far from the successful motor manufacturing nation it is today / Phantom a La Packard — This month the Editor tries out a Phantom II whose dual cowl bodywork was modelled on a PackardMicrocars — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls some amazing light cars and microcars produced up to the 1950s when Japan was far from the successful motor manufacturing nation it is today / Phantom a La Packard — This month the Editor tries out a Phantom II whose dual cowl bodywork was modelled on a Packardmicrocars produced up to the 1950s when Japan was far from the successful motor manufacturing nation it is today / Phantom a La Packard — This month the Editor tries out a Phantom II whose dual cowl bodywork was modelled on a Packard phaeton.

Although it's actually competent from a 1950s microcar perspective, the Isetta simply can't be taken seriously, and that sense of mirth is what makes it so appealing.

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Lot # 703 - The Transformable Special, Series 2 is a rare Italian microcar that was only produced from 1959 to 1961.

The Smart microcar was an idea hatched from the founders of Swatch watch company, makers of inexpensive, stylish and plastic wristwatches.

Three crash tests, each involving a microcar or minicar into a midsize model from the same manufacturer, show how extra vehicle size and weight enhance occupant protection in collisions.