Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/18

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Subject: [Leica] Small and cheap BMWs
From: huntmc2 at gmail.com (Marshall Hunt)
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:44:37 -0400
References: <6a7544a60910181720ta3dd9a1l6f06bbc5f324c4a9@mail.gmail.com>

My son just saw two of these tooling around Madrid.
http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/bmw/bmw-c-1-cityscooter-13940.html

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> BMWs were not always big, heavy and fast. These photos were taken at the
> BMW
> factory in South Carolina.
>
> This is the first BMW Roadster that could be correctly called a sports car.
> It had approximately the performance of a 1950 Volkswagen.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/BMW+Roadster.JPG.html
>
> Another view of the BMW Roadster.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/BMW+Roadster+2.JPG.html
>
> The Bubble Car was invented by Isetta but BMW secured the manufacturing
> rights and refined it. Easy to find a parking place.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/BMW+Bubble+car.JPG.html
>
> The Bubble Car had recreational uses too. How about RVing on the cheap?
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/BMW+and+trailer.JPG.html
>
> Larry Z
>
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Replies: Reply from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Small and cheap BMWs)
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