it's an Isetta [and yes the wind up key was rotating]

 

That is awesome!!

 

What Parade was this in?? It looks like he/she want to get inside that modified what ever it is in front of it??!!

 

That's HOT!

I took these while in SC at the BMW Zentrum...

 

hehe - that's pretty cool. Is that a chain drive I see on the rear axle?

 

yes it is

 

Owners of those cars are gonna be in for some pretty rough teasing. I'd suggest they get a Mini first so they can develop a thick skin before buying one of those!

 

O snap.... it's the Steve Urkel car!

 

Just proves the "Smart car" didn't get all its ugliness from the designers!

 

I see it has a small license plate like a motorcycle would have. Does California register these as motorycycles? I know there is a motorcycle like vehicle with 2 outriggers making it a 4 wheel vehicle but only 3 wheels will ever touch at one time, which allows it to be a motorcycle. This one has all 4 wheels touching all of the time.

 

Kind of interesting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFEWiUbmZW8

and if that is not micro enough...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07ub5rBdrE4&feature=fvw

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Really wish BMW would make a modernized version of the Isetta. It'd be interesting to see how it handles. And while on the topic of uber-tiny cars, you should see this episode of Top Gear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJfSS0ZXYdo
Had me LMAO for days. Yep, Jeremy Clarkson squeezed his 6'4" frame into that thing. And drove INTO the BBC headquarters!

 

Haha! Thats the first thing I thought of!