I always liked Isettas.
I remember seeing one or two on the roads in the Sixties and Seventies.
Getting in and out of the front of the car struck me as super cool and practical. I wonder if they were comfy?
Here's a nice toy version from the Sixties that I spotted on Worthpoint.
Did you have a bubble car like this?
I got my first toy Bubble Car around '62 or '63 - a red plastic friction motor one. I no longer remember whether it had 3 or 4 wheels (some real Bubble Cars had 4), but I don't think the door at the front opened. My second Bubble Car was the Heinkel by Corgi Toys, which I got around 1970 I think - or a year either side. My parents had a Nobel 200, which you often see described as a Bubble Car, but it wasn't really. I've got quite a few toy Bubble cars now, which you can see if you jump over to my blog and type Bubble Cars into the search box. Once you've seen them, type in Nobel 200 and take a look at a car that's almost forgotten nowadays, unless you actually had one.
ReplyDeleteFriction-drive, I meant to say.
DeleteInteresting stuff Kid. I think U had toy Heinkel. I seem to recall a completely transparent bubble car but I could be dreaming. I'll have a look at Crivens and the Nobel 200. My mate had a bond bug which was fun to be a passenger in. Front opening too, its as close as I got to getting in a proper bubble car.
DeleteYou can even leave a comment if you wish, W.
DeleteU? I meant I. Doh!
ReplyDeleteGot one tinplate Bandai Isetta but would trade it for the plastic one in the photo anytime!
ReplyDeleteIve still got the little blue Corgi. Wonderful things bubblecars, very much a thing of the sixties. Bond Bugs are another lovely design.
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