Tiny Cars of British Gearheads

A post from Mark.....

Greetings Gearheads! 

This blog is about a few of the tiny little four-wheeled vehicles tooling around British roads that you will probably never see in America.  Once you've driven on British roads - I've done it, I don't recommend it, and I won't make that mistake again - you understand the logic of building and driving tiny cars.  You see, unlike wide American roads that were mostly built in recent years to accommodate motor vehicles, most British roads were built to accommodate donkey travel in about the year Richard III was getting bonked on the head and dumped in an unmarked grave (recently discovered as it turns out in the British city of Leischester, which is pronounced "Lister" (rhymes with "blister") for reason that no one can explain).  The only way two cars can possibly pass side by side on most British roads is if they are each roughly the width of a pedal-powered car.

This first photo is an exception.  I include it because the car is a Mitsubishi SUV with the imposing model name "Shogun".  There are such full-sized vehicles on the roads but they are infrequent and confined mostly to cities.  

 

This is more typical, a Fiat Punto

 

Or how about this one, a Renault Clio

 

Still too big for your taste?  Why not try on a dinky Nissan for size?

 

Looking for a high-class ride in a tiny small package?  Give this mini Mercedes a spin

 

Too foreign?  Let's go across the other ocean and go to Ford country for this little number.  I think the red flower is optional, but you never know.

 

Not to be out done, call in the French!  In dazzling red, here's Peugeot's entry

 

Oh, and speaking of the French entry, the next photo was taken in Paris where mini 4-wheelers are all the rage.  Check out the snazzy golf cart like vehicle in the foreground

 

Meanwhile, back in the UK, Toyota takes its turn

 

That's the first installment folks.  There are more to come in a follow-up