I can vouch for the BMW Isetta because I had one. Although originally designed and built by Iso in Italy, BMW bought the whole thing, design and tooling and moved production to Germany. They fitted it with a 300cc version of their 250cc single cylinder motorcycle engine in place of the original Iso engine. Although a 2 seater, I regularly had 3 in it. I guess we were all skinnier back then. It's top speed was 52 mph, but you could drive it at that speed all day. I would get one today if I had the money, about £12,000 for a good restored one. It was such fun to drive.
@AlbertoFormenti
8 жыл бұрын
Yep, but the original idea came from Iso. So I vote for the italian one.
@tigercat53
7 жыл бұрын
Replevideo
@christate3523
8 жыл бұрын
Considering the topic, it may be worth mentioning that after WW2, Europeans could not afford normal size cars which is where most of the super small cars come from.
@rubiksmaster301
8 жыл бұрын
I saw the one that goes 0-60 in 3.2 seconds at a museum
@smitajky
8 жыл бұрын
I had the Goggomobil sedan. Now it was smaller than the Fiat 500. It had a 300 cc two cylinder two stroke engine. The body on mine was fibreglass. This gave a mass of about 800 pounds. The dart was lighter at about 600 pounds.. To change a tyre I used to simply roll the car onto its side. No jack required. I got a bit carried away and built a pair of expansion chambers for the engine which increased the torque. With the engine in the rear and only fibreglass at the front it was able to do a wheelstand at the traffic lights. I can remember how a mini used to tower over me. The top speed was a little below 60 miles per hour.
@bargoldstein4898
8 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Clarckson Motors P45
@TARS..
7 жыл бұрын
Bar Goldstein I remember that episode
@gadget1953
7 жыл бұрын
Check the specs on the Tango a little closer. It handles better than a lot of sports cars due to the fact of so many batteries, about 2,200lbs worth under the floorboard, total 3,326lbs for the vehicle.
@mikeglenn3333
8 жыл бұрын
When you talked about the Tango, I will tell you that they have a very good center of gravity and will not tip over on hard turns
@sidogpmj
2 жыл бұрын
Still... that price 😑
@fatboy19831
8 жыл бұрын
The Tango had a 200 mile range and hit 60 in 2.5 seconds 10 years ago?
@423FGFDFHFHV
8 жыл бұрын
+fatboy19831 No.
@AleLGB
8 жыл бұрын
"AUTOBIANCI BIANCINA"
@gabrieledalpedri
8 жыл бұрын
my heart dropped
@durotube59
8 жыл бұрын
Sigh!
@LiINug
8 жыл бұрын
?
@gabrieledalpedri
8 жыл бұрын
The "H" are there for a reason
@Heidegaff
8 жыл бұрын
Jayveon, the correct way to say "Autobianchi Bianchina" is "AutobianKi BianKina". It's italian, you know...
@811brian
8 жыл бұрын
What about the Messerschmitt KR-200?
@Cee64E
8 жыл бұрын
Just thought I'd mention a correction on the Tango, that very narrow, very speedy electric, that took your number two spot. It actually corners quite well, according to reports I've read. The vast majority of it's weight, the batteries, are beneath the floor and between the wheels, giving it a very low center of gravity. So it is stable enough, and certainly strong enough, to carve some "donuts" in about as much room as an average two-car garage.
@petemasterson8852
7 жыл бұрын
Back in the 1960s, while I was in high school, I ended up owning 3 BMW Isettas for a total investment of $600. The first one ($300) threw a push rod on the way home. (Not good news in a 1 cyl engine.) After retrieving it with a small truck, we found a "deal" where two more Isettas were offered: 1 runs good, 1 "all apart" for another $300. With the thought that I might end up with two running Isettas, I bought the pair... and found that the "all apart" one had the same engine failure of my first one. However, all the insets did a fairly good job of giving me parts to keep the one running model car going fairly well. Had a lot of fun with the cars ... and learned a lot about mechanics while working on them. (Eventually, I got a VW Beetle for a reliable commute car. Sold the Isettas for about $500...)
@GustavMeyrink
7 жыл бұрын
The BMW Isetta was manufactured by BMW under licence from Iso spa an italian manufacturer of fridges and scooters. Later they gave us the Iso Grifo a GT car using american V8s from 5.4-7.2L. And if the current price of an Isetta is seems ridiculous try buying a Messerschmidt (FMR) Tg500!
@Aprikuusi2003
8 жыл бұрын
94 miles (europeans) 78 miles (americans) ?!?!?
@sonnybeach1953
7 жыл бұрын
I used to have a Honda 600 sedan and I loved driving that thing. It did highway speeds easily and everyone who went by was fascinated by the little 10 inch "doughnut" tires.
@johnbroughton3401
6 жыл бұрын
In Germany, I saw a couple of "Go Go" Cars I think they were Zundap). The whole front opened to let driver and front passenger out and the whole back of the car opened to let the back seat passengers out (They faced the rear.) A horizontally opposed air cooled engine was mounted mid ship. These two were sitting on top of a building behind my cousin's place.
@thehobgoblin9790
8 жыл бұрын
I'll stick with my Messerschmitt KR 200
@robinbaker464
7 жыл бұрын
My Messer would have been the Tiger - wow machine! However, among microcars, nothing could beat my Berkeley B105 - 105mph from a 692cc 52bhp engine. It remains to this day the most exciting car I've ever driven. Pull into a parking space nose first, climb out, lift it up by the rear luggage carrier and park it in a space only a few inches longer than the car. And BOY did it handle! Not to mention accelerate...
@sylviawebber5561
7 жыл бұрын
Robin Baker jjjj
@robertdjansenphd
7 жыл бұрын
I owned a BMW Isetta in 1962, regularly carried two passengers to school, the two stroke 300cc model actually went a good deal faster than 52 mph, I got it up to 70 once, but it was dangerously hard to stop, brakes only on the front wheels, were too small. Really needed a heater in the Milwaukee winter, and of course, no AC. Had an AM radio but windshield wiper was poor. Ledge in back of driver held a case of beer nicely. I loved this car, but I did manage to damage the rubber transmission one night, I was 20 years old. Recall that Elvis had one, bought while he was serving in the army in Germany. I also was in Germany in 1962-- that is where I first saw them.I paid $300 for my used 1957 Isetta in 1962! There was a bigger model, a "station wagon" similar to the VW van, that cost only slightly more. My Isetta was put onto the roof of a nearby building by pranksters once, and regularly put onto lawns by frat boys, because it could easily be lifted by four people. Not funny, I actually got traffic citations by the clueless cops who actually believed I parked the car on a roof!
@tylerdurden726
7 жыл бұрын
2:28 "..a top ssspeed about sssixtyeight miless per hour, in an nougth to sssixty time of sssixtyone sssecondsss" :-)
@ElectrologyNow
7 жыл бұрын
Good videos (I bought one of those little BMWs back in the day and paid $50 for it). Suggestions ... a BIG ONE ... leave a little more "space" between you voice-edits. People are geared to hear appropriate pauses when people speak, and when those pauses are not there (edited out) ... understanding goes down and some tension is felt by the listener. Try to make it more natural sounding ... You will only add another 30 - 40 seconds to the overall video; but it's REALLY worth it. Best Wishes. Mike
@hyundaii20wrcchampion53
8 жыл бұрын
No. The smallest car in the world is the P45. Built by Mr Clarkson. Have a look. Its completely road legal.
@koba1980
2 жыл бұрын
Ridiculous is the American people who buy huge cars to drive alone
@djkenny1202
7 жыл бұрын
I had a turbo Chevy Sprint from 92-2010, loved it. Sold it for double what I paid when it was 5 yrs old.
@Jeffrey314159
7 жыл бұрын
The German company of Heinkel created their own versions of Isetta, and it could hold four passengers; two adults in the front and two children in the back.
@tginactive
8 жыл бұрын
Wow! That last car isn't much bigger than a toy car you get in a McDonald's Happy Meal lol!
@PartyWolf36790
8 жыл бұрын
that #4 car was sold in houston texas for $500 all original but rusted
@Ixapter
5 жыл бұрын
Never saw number five before. Very informative!
@turbojer1
8 жыл бұрын
How about the French made Vespa 400? We bought ours new for around $600 and was good for about 50+ mph.
@tripsadelica
8 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be pedantic (I like your channel, btw) but it's not pronounced "AutobiaCHi" (as in CHimp), it's actually pronounced "Autobianki".
@felixmbright
7 жыл бұрын
I love this video. What car guy, or car gal, wouldn't want an AUTOBIANCI BIANCINA . I'll take a rag top. I lived in England during my latter teens, 1964/1969. I campaigned a raft of 50's Morris Minors, the last, a 58 model was legal and insured. Great little cars. I also had a beat up Isetta, it was a blast. Me my girlfriend and her friend fit in it quite easily, and we Bubbled all around, over hill and dale. I reversed the front wheels for a wider track, better cornering don'cha know. That made the track about as wide as the wheel base was in length, it made going straight a real be-ach. Oh well, only young once I guess.
@alexanderkasady6839
7 жыл бұрын
Good video. As a follow-up, how about one focusing on brand-new or up-coming micro cars and their power technology? Car magazines seem reluctant to do an article on this subject, so I see an opportunity here.
@Thraakull
8 жыл бұрын
this video has somehow popped up on my home youtube screen and i DON'T regret watching it - i agree with you that the Bianchi Bianchina is absolutely gorgeous...BUT it is italian so...so...yeah, you can imagine what it means when a car is italian
@HesseJamez
7 жыл бұрын
The narrow spared wheels avoid an expensive differential gear, but don't really give more stability. The BMW Isetta had the same, but was offered with three wheels only in UK for lower tax class.
@thelastbaronweeren5549
8 жыл бұрын
Your info on the Isetta is incorrect. ISO never built that many; the number you quote is the number (minus about 10K) built by BMW under license. They were built in Germany, powered by BMW engines.
@fausto3118
7 жыл бұрын
look for piaggio vespa 400 ... very similar to the banchina , with a tiny two stroke twin of 400cc. i love it
@garya3056
6 жыл бұрын
Pls Double check your facts on the Autobianchi Bianchina. They only produced 10,000 of the highly prized model you showed. Autobianchi produced other downmarket models until 1970. They now only produce bicycles. The 1959 model of the Bianchina Trasformabile Series 1 (a hard top with a roll down roof) changes hands currently for $80,000+. In addition, the “ch” in Italian is a hard k sound.
@bluebear6570
Жыл бұрын
Roughly 2,900 cars were built by Fuldamobil, not just 120.
@Volaris27
8 жыл бұрын
when i click on your link for your second channel it it says "this channel doesnt exist" ???
@All5
8 жыл бұрын
+mary smith thanks for pointing this out Mary, I've fixed it now :)
@Volaris27
8 жыл бұрын
+All5! thank you
@Mollay120
8 жыл бұрын
+All5! 10 fastest supercars in the world
@callanoscopey3866
8 жыл бұрын
Calm down big man.
@aarontimm
8 жыл бұрын
yessir
@DrFruikenstein
8 жыл бұрын
The Tango is actually pretty stable on a curve as its centre of gravity is under the floor.
@pietrog
8 жыл бұрын
I was expecting to see the jeremy's p45 xdd
@Daniel-md8vv
8 жыл бұрын
The smallest road-legal car that I know of was converted from a TINY RC and is a 1-person car indicators and all. also, lol, "dollerths"
@rozsamatyas6876
8 жыл бұрын
autobianchi was made based on the Fiat Topolino - means Lil Mouse - , the Topolino was the parent of fiat500 also.
@hi-fidude6670
7 жыл бұрын
A modern car owner consider the peel p50 tiny, but a american classics or classic muscle enthusiast would even say a VW golf is tiny. Seriously, cars are so small today, in 50s america cars over 6 meters existed. Some Cadillac series 70 cars were 6,4 meters long!
@buckolsen6470
8 жыл бұрын
Actually, BMW built their Isetta in their own factory, under license from Iso, using their own motorcyle engines.
@schmenkspeedtyping218
8 жыл бұрын
2:41 futuristic slug bug
@allanegleston4931
2 жыл бұрын
i like the peel p50. too bad no reverse . i liked it when james may was driving it up and down the halls of the bbc building and going up the lift. :)
@thomasluong1006
8 жыл бұрын
make a video for biggest insects in the world please
@k3nnyo411
7 жыл бұрын
cool shirt, whered you get that?? lol
@joshmead839
8 жыл бұрын
I saw a bubble car in Elkhart Indiana USA
@teedub127
8 жыл бұрын
What, no King Midget?! You can't find a more classic Microcar with a more interesting history.
@steveskniveshikes6909
7 жыл бұрын
I'm 5'11 tall and 2' wide of pure, solid, stocky weight. I'd never fit in any of these.
@nick044
8 жыл бұрын
number five looks like a frog.the car.
@kialist
8 жыл бұрын
no. 4 looks like a Trabant after a rear crash
@docthebiker
8 жыл бұрын
How can you miss out the Inter 175 A Berline? A French 3 wheeler that could be folded to take it into the house through the front door.
@Daniel-yn7qc
8 жыл бұрын
You can actually get the peel p-50 for about 20,000 and it's not as rare as you said about 100,000 were made
@AbdullahBasit24
8 жыл бұрын
I knew you will say Peel P50 at the end as it also came in Top Gear.
@codemiesterbeats
8 жыл бұрын
autobianchi with hyabusa 1300 engine... now that would be stylish.
@whysoserious7993
8 жыл бұрын
I believe if you worked on top 5 evidence of alien life ...it gonna get some attention
@robertawesterberg5360
7 жыл бұрын
I head a Vespa 400c when I lived in Paris back in the 1960s. People would steal my parking space by putting it on the sidewalk. Ils étaient trés mauvais!
@mayhemmike1789
8 жыл бұрын
Didn't Urkle used to have #3?
@michaelchristopher2003
5 жыл бұрын
"Did I do that"
@ryry47ftw
8 жыл бұрын
do a top 5 smallest phones ever made
@queenyb2990
8 жыл бұрын
Hi Sam , not sure if you've done one already but how about words 5 smartest kids ? :) xo
@binaway
8 жыл бұрын
#1. Do the current production vehicles have a reverse gear?
@willbergger812
8 жыл бұрын
you speak like Perd Hapley from parks and rec. I love it
@awesomenesstv4759
8 жыл бұрын
i found a peek p50 in Gatlinburg tennese
@EdwardXD11
8 жыл бұрын
Could you do 5 weirdest viral KZitem videos?
@EggsBennett1973
2 жыл бұрын
The Tango looks very sNaZzY
@TheGrayWolf81
8 жыл бұрын
3:52 are those taillights from an Isuzu?
@verbatimrecorder13
8 жыл бұрын
Hi, great clip. Check out our Polish mikrocars like, Mikrus or Smyk. As far as i know they both were powered by a single cylinder two stroke 125ccm engine. The first one even had a four seat cabrio version :D
@No12TM
7 жыл бұрын
My grandpa used to own the bubble car things.
@samlawts1193
8 жыл бұрын
when did ed milliband start youtube?
@steviebboy69
7 жыл бұрын
After seeing this list my Leyland Mini Clubman isn't as small as I thought it was.
@jameskrys5286
7 жыл бұрын
There was a guy who put an Allison Aircraft engine in an Isetta. Google Allison powered Isetta and do an image search
@TheFiatman2
6 жыл бұрын
you missed my French built car, two people plus shopping 1.6m high 1.6m long 1.6m wide.
@gordonackerman2152
7 жыл бұрын
You missed the Crosley, made in the USA!!!!!
@stronzer59
6 жыл бұрын
At 2:58. Front stack this baby and you won't need to worry about coffins! It is one!!
@jamesrodgers1443
8 жыл бұрын
This Is just to cool !!! Jimmie R
@SecsSells
6 жыл бұрын
Nothing to do with the cars, but I had to pause the video and leave my desk. When I returned I was trying to restart it by clicking on his TEE shirt !!!
@plasmauniverse157
8 жыл бұрын
Top 5 best instant karma stories
@stronzer59
6 жыл бұрын
second car - Hey Dad get out of my Car!!
@snostalgics
8 жыл бұрын
the exact way to say the 4th isn't "autobianci biancina" but "autobianchi bianchina"
@mac163
8 жыл бұрын
My dad had a Heinkel Kabine bubble car.
@eduardosantabaya5348
3 жыл бұрын
450 Fuldamobils were made in Argentina
@RadeyaTarudaka
8 жыл бұрын
where is messerschmitt buble car?
@Sherry_Armstrong
8 жыл бұрын
lol #3 is the urkel car ... from family matters
@edward002gaming
4 жыл бұрын
Peel p50 is my fav aww I rlly need a peel p50
@user-pg4nn2gs2k
7 жыл бұрын
great video, like your t-shirt
@DevLev
8 жыл бұрын
i whould make my own small car rather than buying ones that are so expensie cuz it would cost me way less to make one
@martakashtibaniyan4356
8 жыл бұрын
Sam your second channel does not opens anymore in KZitem!
@All5
8 жыл бұрын
+Marta Kashtibaniyan thanks for pointing this out Marta. I've fixed it now :)
@423FGFDFHFHV
8 жыл бұрын
+Marta Kashtibaniyan That doesn't make sense.
@DarthVaderReturns1
8 жыл бұрын
could you do a top 5 list of the strongest star wars charecters in the star wars expended universe
@brianallen9810
8 жыл бұрын
Neat, I believe there is actually a micro- car museum in Georgia in the United States. I'd love to visit one day.
@captainboggles
8 жыл бұрын
+Brian Allen www.microcarmuseum.com/ I actually restored about 7 of these cars, they were restored in a shop in Newmarket ,Ontario when Iworked there..
@austinmini1275
8 жыл бұрын
+Brian Allen The Bruce Weiner museum closed in 2013 and all of the cars were auctioned off.
@brianallen9810
8 жыл бұрын
+austinmini1275 Wow ! What a shame. You'd think a museum like that wouldn't close down, it's a shame that now all of that automotive history is spread all over the place.
@austinmini1275
8 жыл бұрын
+Brian Allen I quite agree! I wanted to visit there myself but I didn't get the chance to do so before it closed. : (
@lightespeed
8 жыл бұрын
Surely the Peel Trident is smaller? There are dozens of smaller cars, the French partularly, churned them out in the 50's & 60's
@jaketheemo231
8 жыл бұрын
top 5 Christmas horror stories idk
@wixte
8 жыл бұрын
I remember the Geo metro .. It had 59 horsepower.
@Karmy.
7 жыл бұрын
over 120 built between 1950-1969 wtf?!
@thecoderedkid1608
8 жыл бұрын
The smallest car ever is the peel p45 with was created by Jeremy Clarkson on top gear
@darraghmcnally9327
8 жыл бұрын
Top 5 biggest sport stadiums
@team3383
8 жыл бұрын
How come more and more youtubers have macroglossia ? Also; there seems to be a trend going on along with being smaller than average...!!!???
@maliciousintruder3010
7 жыл бұрын
so... what about the p45? :D
@gauatmshetty7659
8 жыл бұрын
do video on top 5 longest cars
@HesseJamez
7 жыл бұрын
The smallest car ever made was the German Brütsch Mopetta.
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