British Gearheads, Part II

Hi, there!  It's Mark again, with Part II of my tiny cars blog . . .

First up is this tiny little Peugeot 4-door, just the right size for you and three French friends, although they'll have to leave their oversized egos behind...

 

Not to be outdone, the British have their own homegrown and somewhat larger Vauxhall sedan.  Pretty roomy as they go, but they are only manufactured as right-hand drive and you'll never see one on a U.S. road

 

 

And check out the grill medallion on the Vauxhall.  I'm thinking of running a contest to identify the origin of the creature bearing the "V" flag

 

Here's another Peugeot, this one a two-door model with just enough room in the back to change your mind.

 

And oh the classics...Ita snapped this one, an old, original, complete with tiny little wheelbarrow tyres (that's right people t-y-r-e-s is how you spell it), the original mini Cooper from the days before BMW bought up the company!

 

 

Panda in the house! This spiffy little wagon is by Fiat and, yes, the model is "Panda"!

 

Note the fetching square boxy design of the Panda, just the thing for a weekend drive to the countryside with the barking children and whining dog....

 

Nissan makes this little bubble bean.  It's similar to the blue bean model you saw in the first Gearhead blog which I know you read and memorized . . . .

...and it is a tiny little bean of a thing.  The model name is Micra - no more need be said.

 

Another Vauxhall.  Just as I don't know the origin of the monster/symbol on the Vauxhall medallion, neither do I know what the model name "Agila" means:

 

 

And lastly, another Ford entry, the Ford Ka.  I think that's a shortened version of the word Kar because, well, as is evident from the design, this model comes up a little short too.

 

The next time you're in the UK you can see these and other British funny cars for yourself.  Just remember to look the wrong way before attempting to cross the street and always use the crosswalks that are conveniently equipped with a button to push when you want to cross the street.  A short time after you push the button the red standing figure on the pedestrian light across the way will turn green indicating that you have approximately half as much time as an able-bodied person needs to actually cross the street.  As you approach the halfway point in your journey the green man begins to blink as do the lights that have stopped the on rushing automobile traffic.  This is a signal for the auto traffic to resume its head-long dash for the next roundabout and its your cue to run like hell to get out of the way.  Good luck and cheers mate!