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Originally Posted by dynalow
Some of you must remember these...
The Isetta.. BMW variant. 
I like this:
"The cost of the bodywork is decisively influenced by the number of doors. You can get by with one door. The door is not hung in the outer skin of the bodywork, but stands proud of the front end and hence is accident proof." 
http://www.worldcarfans.com/5050328.001/50-years-of-the-bmw-isetta
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Saw quite a few of those when I was a kid in the UK. Used to call them 'Bubble cars".
Messerschmidt had a similar kind of vehicle with two seats fore and aft.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13
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