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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: blob on February 16, 2012, 12:21:37 AM

Title: Mystery Microcar
Post by: blob on February 16, 2012, 12:21:37 AM

Wondering what this is? http://www.britishpathe.com/video/small-car-demonstrated/query/car

Title: Re: Mystery Microcar
Post by: Jonathan Poll on February 16, 2012, 11:16:50 AM

Dont know, but I want one!

Title: Re: Mystery Microcar
Post by: Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker) on February 18, 2012, 10:43:57 PM

It's the "Bobbi-Kar". It seems to have provided the inspiration for a number of other American projects.

http://www.huntsvillerewound.com/HSVkellercar (http://www.huntsvillerewound.com/HSVkellercar)

http://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/TOWNE%201948.html (http://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/TOWNE%201948.html)

http://www.chuckstoyland.com/potpourri/coololdcars/townshopper/1%20Town%20Shopper%20p1.jpg (http://www.chuckstoyland.com/potpourri/coololdcars/townshopper/1%20Town%20Shopper%20p1.jpg)

http://www.chuckstoyland.com/potpourri/coololdcars/townshopper/2%20Town%20Shopper%20p2.jpg (http://www.chuckstoyland.com/potpourri/coololdcars/townshopper/2%20Town%20Shopper%20p2.jpg)

http://www.kitfoster.com/images/2008-4-9_TowneShopperWeb-Large.jpg (http://www.kitfoster.com/images/2008-4-9_TowneShopperWeb-Large.jpg)

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2008/09/07/sia-flashback-americas-most-needed-car/ (http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2008/09/07/sia-flashback-americas-most-needed-car/)

Title: Re: Mystery Microcar
Post by: blob on February 18, 2012, 11:02:01 PM

"WOW" great research Rusty! love looking at all the spin off designs.  :) Did wonder what the 'B' on the dash stood for.

Title: Re: Mystery Microcar
Post by: marcus on February 19, 2012, 09:09:06 AM

Interesting photos there, and I like the film of the Bobbi-Kar. The BK looks quite attractive, but in my opinion the styling of many American small cars tends to suffer because it tries to copy "big car styling" and ends up just looking like a cheap version, rather than something attractive in its own right, but the B-K does look good.