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Patrolman
March 29th, 2009, 08:55 PM
I think this is pretty darn cool!
http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/rvs/1085682283.html

Not sure who made it or anything else about it though.
Brody
March 30th, 2009, 06:13 AM
Never. Looks like the precurser to the Smart Car...with the same ability to survive an accident..
Funrover
March 30th, 2009, 10:26 AM
That just looks like fun!
SCRubicon
March 30th, 2009, 06:34 PM
Probably came from an amusement/fun park. Neat, but pricey.
Patrolman
March 31st, 2009, 09:30 PM
I actually stopped at the Smart dealership and sat in a car. They were trying to sell them to us. A year ago there was a huge wait list. Not much going on there now!
Haku
April 1st, 2009, 12:56 AM
Never. Looks like the precurser to the Smart Car...with the same ability to survive an accident..

Honestly, you'd be surprised how good those Smarts do in a crash. Its all about transferance of force and guiding it around the passenger compartment. Here is a video of it taking a crash compared to another larger small car:

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/top-gear-smart-car-crash/488833156

That is the older European model that they have since updated to meet the US crash standards, so its even better now. I've seen more intrusion into the passenger compartment with vehicles 4 times the size. Despite the look of catasprophy in the end, its protects the user very well.

oh, and thats a cool little vintage toy race car. I bet its super fun to tear around in.

JH