puny little car, need to identify

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Last Friday, I was on job walking across neighborhood. I came across one car that look so puny, 4 seaters and it's about 4 ft in height and 7 or 8 ft long and 4 ft wide. I don't know what type of car was it but it sure look like it was built in 60's. I decide to take snapshots of this car. I did'nt want to ask the owner. It's not for sale.

The car look like it can run on twin engine mower engine or electric motor.. I showed my son the car when I drove by other day. He said it look so puny!! I could drive that!! :rofl:

I found out that owner have two other classic small cars in garage and it's in mint condition. Nice but didn't want to take risk snapping pix while on my route.

I did google search and I can't find car matching this. Mini, Subcompact, tiny plus the general year of the car. No show.

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it looks like a car from Yugoslavia! or Russian. or Czechoslovakia.
 
Jiro said:
it looks like a car from Yugoslavia! or Russian. or Czechoslovakia.
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Make sense. Because the owner had sign nailed on outside end of garage which is printed in german.

Originally, I thought it came from Chrystler because of front end appear to be.

The front hood signature was missing. I can see dots of little holes which metal "signature" pins fit in. That's why I don't know what kind of car was it.

I ever wonder how would anyone taller than 6ft or big fat guys would fit in cute little 4 seater :rofl2:


Catty
 
Cute. I do want this one as my car. i did google it, and it came up that looks like a trabant. German car.
 
KevinG said:
Could it be a skoda. Kevin.
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It looks like that i typed skoda. But this picture has four doors. I want a two door car.

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I think you can get a 2 door skoda, I'm sure I saw some when I was in France. Kevin.
 
Frisky Feline, someone just told me it looks like a 1965 Hillman Imp. Kevin.
 
If you tap in "1965 Hillman Imp" there's a car that looks just like the one purplecatty posted. That was the year I was born ! Kevin.
 
KevinG said:
If you tap in "1965 Hillman Imp" there's a car that looks just like the one purplecatty posted. That was the year I was born ! Kevin.
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It does, but the emblem doesn't match... hmm. At first I thought it could be a BMW Luxus, but it's not.
 
Did You Know? - Hillman Imp

It's definitely a Hillman Imp, look at the front of the car. You can see that the name emblem were removed. It's pretty faded away, but you can see it spelling out H I L L M A N.
 
Thanks Banjo, I've just found one for sale on the internet for £585. Mind you it's as old as me ! Kevin.
 
It looks like somethinbg Mr. Bean would drive. :lol:
 
Tousi said:
It looks like somethinbg Mr. Bean would drive.
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That would be British Leyland Mini 1000. :)

Although at first, he drove a 1969 BMC Mini MK II, but it was destroyed in a crash after the first episode.
 
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