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absintheisfun
12-26-2009, 03:38 PM
My wife and I just spent two months travelling through Europe, and had a blast. My favorite past time was "Little Car Hunting."

Your going to have to deal with my mug in most of the shots (Like a hunter poses with his kill, I posed with the car).
I thought that the car folks on this site would enjoy the (often laughable) autos from across the pond.

First, the odd ones-

Germany apparently doesn't have the same vehicle regulations as we do:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Berlin-1.jpg

A short-bus special in Italy
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/ItalyShortBus-1.jpg

A Bugatti dealership in Berlin
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/BugattiDealership3-1.jpg

And while smart-cars are being sold in the US now, you'll never find one modified like this:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/SmartCaddy-1.jpg
A little Closer:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/SmartCaddyCloseup-1.jpg


https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Holland3-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Holland2-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Italy2-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Italy3-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Italy4-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/ItalyBoatCar-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Italy-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Spain2-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Spain3-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Spain-1.jpg



And the GRAND PRIZE was found in Geneva while we were walking to the train station:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Geneva-1.jpg

I'm missing a few...if I find them I'll add them in later.

enjoy :)
LowBuckX
12-27-2009, 12:28 AM
This one would kinda be cool if they let us use em as a commuter with the same restrictions as a Moped..
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Geneva-1.jpg
Charlie Brengun
12-27-2009, 12:55 AM
I recognize my country in these.. lol..

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd133/absintheisfun/EuropeanCars/Holland3.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd133/absintheisfun/EuropeanCars/Holland2.jpg

ohh wait, it's also in the url.. anyway I hope you had fun traveling Europe and that you got to see a lot of the awesome and usually very old stuff we have here..
78 Type-LT
12-27-2009, 01:25 AM
I dig those lil cars
neki67
12-27-2009, 05:51 AM
I recognize my country in these.. lol..

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd133/absintheisfun/EuropeanCars/Holland3.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd133/absintheisfun/EuropeanCars/Holland2.jpg

ohh wait, it's also in the url.. anyway I hope you had fun traveling Europe and that you got to see a lot of the awesome and usually very old stuff we have here..

Doesn't it also make you wonder what he's smoking???
twosaturns
12-27-2009, 06:55 AM
Europe does have a much different approach to cars; it's a necessity because of the small roads, lack of parking, and the generally short distances needed to be traveled.
when I was in Poland, what struck me was all the small Polish-made Fiats running around, and how they don't park in the street; they park on the sidewalks!
some of those small cars are coming over; the VW Polo is supposed to come over, and the Mazda2 is coming over in 2010. and now w/ Fiat owning Chrysler, I expect you'll see lots of little cars in the next few years.
absintheisfun
12-27-2009, 12:33 PM
Doesn't it also make you wonder what he's smoking???

I'll never tell:smoke:

Here is my favorite Holland pic...it was outside of the train station in Den Haag:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Bikes-1.jpg

And yes, I loved the sites. My wife and I have over 400 pictures from the trip. Prauge was awesome, but skiing in Gstaad won me over. Roman Polanski has it made.
vintageracer
12-27-2009, 01:26 PM
I'd hate to be drunk and need to find my bike.

Let's see what section of the lot is my bike located in????
MonzaRacer
12-27-2009, 07:03 PM
That smart car, "I think I threw up in my mouth a little,,,,"
Young Gun
12-27-2009, 07:06 PM
I'll never tell:smoke:

Here is my favorite Holland pic...it was outside of the train station in Den Haag:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/Bikes-1.jpg

And yes, I loved the sites. My wife and I have over 400 pictures from the trip. Prauge was awesome, but skiing in Gstaad won me over. Roman Polanski has it made.

My best friend lives 3 stops away on the tram, first time I saw all those bikes I was amazed haha
absintheisfun
12-29-2009, 08:53 PM
Found a few of the missing ones...a really cool one in Barcelona: It is designed for a single wheel chair occupant. The back drops down and the wheel chair rolls in and locks in place. All of the driving controls are on the wheel...
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/BarcelonaLittleCar3-1.jpg

And this is why little cars are so necessary--this was in Brussels:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/BrusselsParking-1.jpg
dadto2jays
12-31-2009, 09:56 AM
Thanks for sharing!!!!!!