As Europe tried to recover from World War II, manufacturers began producing small cars to satisfy the need for personal transportation. There were cycle cars, micro cars, bubble cars. They were cheap to build and buy, and they were economical to drive. As manufacturing was re-established and “real” cars began coming off the assembly lines, more people turned to larger, more comfortable automobiles. Sales of micro cars fell off – until the 1970s, when there was a resurgence of interest in micro cars, especially in France. The resurgence was likely caused by the gas crisis in the middle ‘70s, but it continued for quite a while, again, especially in France.
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