Cult of the Small Car » Retro

Volksrod!

Will Thompson — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:49:08 +0000

I need to keep a better camera in my car. A couple weeks ago I photographed the Nissan S-Cargo on the freeway, and yesterday I spotted a Volksrod.

Check it out!

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This morning’s strange car was a Nissan S-Cargo

Will Thompson — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:07:08 +0000

The Japanese Kei Car pool on Flickr came through.

As it turns out, the strange vehicle I saw this morning was a Nissan S-Cargo (snail pun probably intended). According to the Wikipedia article it was a small van produced in Japan from 1989-1992. S-Cargo vans(?) were exported for use in other countries, and are coveted as business advertisement vehicles for their rarity and abundance of ad space.

I also ran across another resource with tech specs for the Nissan S-Cargo.

What a cool little car.

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America’s best selling small car ever

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:35:21 +0000

Finally, a spot in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio for America’s best selling car of 2008, as well as America’s best selling car of all time. The kicker? It’s also the smallest and most efficient car on the planet.

The Cozy Coupe, from Little Tykes.

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The popularity of discontinued subcompacts

Will Thompson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:45:08 +0000

Are high gas prices driving thrifty commuters to the subcompacts of yesteryear?

As automakers are now finding out, it’s hard for someone to justify spending (at least) $20K for a car to save gas. Makes about as much sense as fighting for peace, or fucking for virginity.

Not exactly revolutionary thought, is it? Somehow, I manage to find an article written every day that seems to be written as if the author is shocked (shocked, I tell you) at the revelation that consumers aren’t willing to spend a lot of money to save gas money.

Here’s the latest, from AutoRemarketing.com:

Since high prices and long waiting lists may be prohibitive for some to purchase the most popular fuel-efficient rides, many shoppers looking to conserve gas have gone retro, instead. Cars.com pointed to a surge in popularity on its site for economy cars built in the mid- to late-1990s, many of which have been discontinued. For instance, cars like the Metro and Prizm from the now-defunct Geo brand have experienced a more 200% rise in consumer searches in the last year. As such, this uncharacteristic jump in popularity has caused the prices of these discontinued to increase, as well.

Just like how there is new interest in Vespas and other things small yet stylish, I think you’re going to be seeing more Geo Metros. Plus, they make for funny loser commercials, as seen below:

F-R-E-E that spells free, credit report dot com, bay bee!

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