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19/10/2023 11:08 am
The smallest cars in my 1/18 collection are these 4 micro-cars.
All are 1/18 Revells: A 1957 Llyod Alexander TS, 1955 Goggomobil, 1955 BMW Isetta 250, and a 1959 Messerschmitt KR 200. All have quirky & charming attributes/features but my favorite is the chassis mounted locking pin for the Isetta's engine cover. Pretty cool. 😎
I've seen all four 1:1 cars.... "Mico" is the perfect word! 😀
19/10/2023 12:04 pm
Nice selection. Friends over the years had the Lloyd, Messerschmitt and Isetta. All were great fun to drive. My friend Erik paid $395 for a brand new Isetta back in 1960 in Toronto on clearance. Wish I bought a few back then and kept them.
Topic starter
19/10/2023 12:12 pm
My friend Erik paid $395 for a brand new Isetta back in 1960 in Toronto on clearance. Wish I bought a few back then and kept them.
YES! It's amazing what these MICROS sell for today! 😯
19/10/2023 3:31 pm
They look like terrific models and make for a fascinating display. Nice !
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Topic starter
19/10/2023 6:14 pm
Have them all, love them all.
Right. It's hard to have one without the other; they kind of make up a set.
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20/10/2023 4:35 pm
At college in 1964, one of the students commuted in that Messerschmitt KR200. All I could think of was how far that company had fallen from their Me 262 jet fighter/bomber.
20/10/2023 5:52 pm
@rich-sufficool Imagine using that magnificent machine to drop bombs, when the skies were full of B-17s and Lancasters, pounding the sh8t out of their armaments factories?