Stories By SmallCarsClub
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BMW
BMW 700
18.06.2017The story of the BMW 700 is, uncharacteristically for BMW, one of corporate dissent, division, and...
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BMW
BMW 600
14.06.2017BMW 600 microcar was another tiny model of the company based on the 2-seater Isetta 300....
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BMW
BMW Isetta 250 / 300 ‘Bubble Window’
10.06.2017Conscious that its mainstay motorcycle sales were slowing as rising German prosperity in the 1950s encouraged...
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BMW
BMW 331/531
08.06.2017Many regret that the shapely BMW 331 never passed the prototype stage. Conceived by chief engineer...
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Crosley
Crosley HotShot / Super Sports
07.06.2017Cincinnati radio-and-refrigerator magnate Powel Crosley, Jr., entered the car business in 1939 with dreams of an...
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Smart
Smart City Coupe
06.06.2017The iconic Smart city car has its genesis in watchmaking rather than the automotive world, because...
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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz F 300 Life-Jet
03.06.2017Carmakers have long shunned the idea of offering three-wheeled cars to their customers. Motorcycle manufacturers never...
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Video
Brabus Ultimate 125 is the loudest small car ever
03.06.2017As it turns out, you can be both loud as well as “smart” on the road,...
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Toyota
Toyota Camatte Petta
31.05.2017Remember the joys of having your dad taking you through some of the features of a car...
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Renault
Renault Zoom
27.05.2017The chaotic free-for-all that is parking in Paris has often provided inspiration to French car designers....
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Sinclair
Sinclair C5
26.05.2017Consumer electronics tycoon Sir Clive Sinclair had long considered making silent, emissions-free electric vehicles. In August...
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Articles
The small Smart-Maybach could be a funny little thing
24.05.2017While this remains unlikely, applying the Maybach formula to something like the tiny Smart Fortwo could...
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General Motors
General Motors Lean Machine
21.05.2017If you’ve seen the 1993 futuristicaction movie Demolition Man, you might be familiar with General Motors’...
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Ligier
Ligier JS4
20.05.2017Guy Ligier—Formula One team owner, motorway construction tycoon, and confidante of French president François Mitterrand—was an...
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Copper
Copper Electric Runabout
20.05.2017With every dramatic surge in oil prices comes renewed interest in alternative fuels for cars; the...
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Stimson
Stimson Scorcher
20.05.2017Britain’s licensing authorities weren’t too sure what to make of the Stimson Scorcher in 1976, hesitatingly...
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Lepoix
Lepoix Ding
19.05.2017The French-born industrial designer Louis Lepoix was probably best known for his commercial vehicles and household...
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Zagato
Zagato Zele 1000
19.05.2017Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Italian coachbuilder Zagato was a byword for motoring excitement—a dream factory...
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Fiat
Fiat ESV 1500
18.05.2017The impetus for Fiat’s attempt to create the safest possible city car came from the US....
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NSU
NSU Wankel Spider
18.05.2017A rotary engine is any power unit that dispenses with a crankshaft to eliminate reciprocal motion,...
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Austin
Austin Mini
17.05.2017Conceived as an alternative to the “bubble cars” popular at the time of the 1956 Suez...
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Fiat
Fiat 500 Nuova
17.05.2017Despite Fiat’s 1936 500 “Topolino” being a well-liked little car in its day, the Nuova 500...
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Powerdrive
Powerdrive
17.05.2017In the arcane world of British microcars, David Gottlieb is a near-mythical figure. The designer of...
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Isetta
Isetta 300
17.05.2017Bubble cars were a European fad in the 1950s. These tiny, cramped contraptions offered minimal motoring...
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Fiat
Fiat 500 Topolino
16.05.2017Even when Fiat tackled the low-price end of the car scale, it was incapable of building...
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AIXAM
AIXAM 500 Pick-up
01.05.2017The AIXAM Evolution range includes one commercial version – AIXAM 500.4 Pick-Up. It is available in...
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AIXAM
AIXAM 400 / 500 Minivan
30.04.2017Aixam makes its light quadricycles as big as a heavy quadricycle, whilst meeting the weight limits...
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AIXAM
AIXAM 300 / 400 / 500 Evolution
16.04.2017An updated version called Evolution was announced in 2000. The old body shape got a new...
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Articles
This is the cutest Bugatti Chiron you’ve ever seen. Just a render
12.04.2017Bugatti Chiron City Car RenderFortunately, the four-wheeled creature you can find here is a rendering, one...
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Articles
Daewoo Tico with a 1.5 L Honda D15B2 engine swap
12.04.2017All we know the terrible Daewoo Tico with a weak 796 cc 3-cylinder engine. But there...
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AIXAM
AIXAM 400 / 500 Revolution
09.04.2017In 1997, AIXAM launched a new “silent AIXAM” generation of microcars, which called Revolution. AIXAM takes...
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AIXAM
AIXAM A550 Twin
04.04.2017In 1995, the updated model AIXAM A 550 Twin came to replace 500 I & 500...
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AIXAM
AIXAM A540 Twin
02.04.2017In 1995, AIXAM presented an updated model A 540 Twin with a 2-cylinder 479 cc diesel...
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Video
The Stig set a new world speed record in a modified bumper car
02.04.2017Famous racer The Stig from Top Gear show set a new world speed record in a...
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AIXAM
AIXAM 400UT / 500UT
15.03.2017Aixam range of the early 90s included several commercial versions called AIXAM 400UT and AIXAM 500UT....
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AIXAM
AIXAM 600 i / 600 GLi
12.03.2017AIXAM 600 i & 600 GLi was the top model in the company’s range. It was...
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Articles
Brabus will sell the new Smart Fortwo Brabus Ultimate 125 for the price of Porsche 718!
05.03.2017The first, and the only thing you need to know about the new Smart Fortwo Brabus...
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Video
The new Chinese electric microcar Today Sunshine M1 looks like Mini Countryman
05.03.2017Crazy Chinese guys made another cute electric microcar called Today Sunshine M1. And it looks like…...
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AIXAM
AIXAM 400 i / GLi & 500 i / GLi
20.02.2017AIXAM presented another addition to its range – the 400 i / GLi model – in...
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AIXAM
AIXAM 325 i / 325 GLi
12.02.2017In 1987, AIXAM presented a new generation of its smallest microcar which was called AIXAM 325i....
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AIXAM
AIXAM 400 D
08.02.2017AIXAM completes the range шт 1985 with the launch of its first TQM (speed: 75 km/h...
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AIXAM
AIXAM 325 D
05.02.2017AIXAM 325 D become the first microcar made by a newly formed company AIXAM. The production...
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AISA
AISA
02.02.2017AISA microcar was made by Actividades Industriales, SA, located at Cervera Lleida, Spain. The company was founded by Martí...
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Airway
Airway
31.01.2017The Airway was an American microcar with two seats, made by Everett Miller and T. P....
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AGB
AGB Prototype 1952
29.01.2017In 1952, António Gonçalves Baptista (AGB) from Tondela, Portugal, made the first prototype of a small...
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AGB
AGB Lusito
29.01.2017António Gonçalves Baptista (AGB) was born in Tondela, Portugal. In 1950s, he started development of a...
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Aero
Aero Comet
22.01.2017Aero Comet is a very rare 3-wheel kit car based on a Mini chassis built in...
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Video
Check how dozen of cute Daihatsu Midget racing around the track
17.01.2017Check this cool old stuff, which came to us from 1996. Japanese guys are so crazy...
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Ad-Hoc
Ad-Hoc / Arie Hopi
14.01.2017Small French manufacturer Ad-Hoc / Arie produced Hopi cars from 1983 to 1985. This was the...
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Addax
Addax MT10 / MT15
14.01.2017A newly formed Addax Motors developed a 100% electric truck Model MT in 2015. It is...
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Addax
Addax Charly
14.01.2017In 1977, French company Société Anonyme d’études et de Construction Automobiles et Motocycles (SECAM) introduced its new...
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Addax
Addax Type 47
12.01.2017Addax was a French car manufacturer, located not far from Paris. Addax Type 47 was its...
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Honda
Honda NeuV Concept
08.01.2017Honda presented NeuV concept car at the CES 2017 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. The...
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Acrea
Acrea Zest
06.01.2017French company Acrea was created in 2005. The first and the only model Zest debuted in Paris...
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ACOMA
ACOMA Star / Starlette
06.01.2017In the early 1980s, ACOMA met some financial difficults. In 1982 the company presented the latest models...
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ACOMA
ACOMA Comtesse Sport Type 800E
05.01.2017ACOMA Comtesse Sport was a quite similar to Comtesse Coupe, but had a simplier targa body....
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ACOMA
ACOMA Comtesse Coupe Type 800E
05.01.2017ACOMA Comtesse Coupe Type 800E was another version of company’s microcar, produced since 1980 to 1984....
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ACOMA
ACOMA Comtesse Berline Type 810E
04.01.2017In 1980, Super Comtesse was replaced by Comtesse Berline Type 810E with a quite strange exterior...
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ACOMA
ACOMA Comtesse Break Type 790
04.01.2017In 1979, ACOMA itroduced a new 4-wheel model Comtesse Break Type 790. It shares the chassis...
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Video
1959 Autobianchi Bianchina will get inline-four engine from a superbike
04.01.2017As you probably know, Autobianchi Bianchina was fitted with a tiny 479 cc or 499 cc straight-twin...
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Eli
Eli ZERO
03.01.2017At the CES 2017 Eli company introduced its electric vehicle Eli ZERO. The new microcar appears...
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ACOMA
ACOMA Super Comtesse Type 780E
01.01.2017In 1978, ACOMA presented its first 4-wheel microcar Super Comtesse Type 780E. It shared the same...
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ACOMA
ACOMA Comtesse Type 770
01.01.2017In 1977, ACOMA presented an improved version of successful but dangerous Mini Comtesse Type 730E. The...
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ACOMA
ACOMA Mini Comtesse Type 73 / Type 730E
29.12.2016After the first prototype, in 1973 ACOMA presented its most known model Mini Comtesse Type 73,...
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ACOMA
ACOMA Mini Comtesse First Version
27.12.2016The very first ACOMA Mini Comtesse was presented in 1972. This rare photos give us the...
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A.C.A.M.
ACAM Nica
26.12.2016ACAM Nica was the first microcar of an Italy company A.C.A.M. from Sicily. This cuty boxy...
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A.C.A.M.
ACAM Galassia
25.12.2016A.C.A.M. was the Italian company produced microcars with Piaggio engines. The ACAM Galassia is a 3-wheel...
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Ac Donington
AC Donington
24.12.2016A very rare Mini based small car AC Donington was made in the UK in 1982....
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AC
AC Invacar Model 70
24.12.2016In the late 60s, AC presented an updated version of its 3-wheeler for disabled people called...
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AC
AC Acedes (Model 57)
20.12.2016In 1957 AC introduced its Model 57 (or Acedes) 3-wheeler for invalids. These microcars were sold...
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AC
AC All-Weather Tricycle
19.12.2016In 1949 AC made a prototype of All-Weather Tricycle for disabled people. It looked awesome and...
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ABC
ABC Tricar
19.12.2016ABC Tricar 3-wheelers were made by a small company Auto Bodycraft of Brierley Hills, Staffordshire, England. The...
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Takeoka Motors
Takeoka Friendly
18.12.2016This is a very special car in a range of Takeoka Motors company. Takeoka Friendly is...
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Takeoka Motors
Takeoka Abbey Box
13.12.2016Another rare version of Takeoka microcar was this Abbey Box (originally, アビーボックス). This was a cute...
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Takeoka Motors
Takeoka Abbey 3
11.12.2016Takeoka Abbey 3 was a very unusual and rare 4-wheel single-place which was introduced in Japan in 1986....
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Takeoka Motors
Takeoka Abbey Type I
11.12.2016The popularity of the Abbey model started with this rare 3-wheeler Takeoka Abbey Type I. It...
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Takeoka Motors
Takeoka Milieu R
09.12.2016Enviromentaly frendly version of Takeoka Abbey Carrot is this Takeoka Milieu R equipped with a 2.5 kW...
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Takeoka Motors
Takeoka T10 / T10G
07.12.2016Takeoka T10 is a tiny city electric car from Japan. It has only one place, but...
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Takeoka Motors
Takeoka Abbey Carrot
06.12.2016Abbey Carrot single-place microcar is produced by Japan company Takeoka Motors from Toyama Prefecture. It is equipped with...
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Alca
Alca Volpe
06.12.2016The design of this rare Volpe roadster made by Alca (Anonima Lombarda Cabotaggio Aereo) is very...
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Velorex
Velorex 435-D
05.12.2016The last attempt of Velorex company to become a successfull car manufacturer was this commercial Velorex...
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Velorex
Velorex 435 Cabriolet
04.12.2016A prototype of Velorex 435 Cabiolet was presented at the Engineering Fair in Brno in 1959....
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Velorex
Velorex 435-O
02.12.2016Producing of Velorex 3-wheelers was stopped in 1971, when the factory presented four-wheel microcar for disabled...
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Articles
Uniti gets $1.3 million from 570 investors after finishing its crowdfunding campaign
02.12.2016With more than $1 million spoken for via its crowd-funding efforts, a Swedish-based electric-vehicle maker looks...
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Velorex
Oskar / Velorex
01.12.2016The Czech manufacturer Velorex is probably best known for its sidecars but they also produced some...
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Bond
Bond Bug 4-wheel prototype
30.11.2016At least one prototype 4 wheeler Bug using, presumably, Reliant Rebel front suspension and steering is...
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Bond
Bond Bug 700 / 750
29.11.2016Production of Bond Bug 3-wheeler started in February 1970. The first 17 vehicles were all to 700E...
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Bond
Bond 875 Mark II
29.11.2016In March 1968, the Bond 875 was given a facelift with a new front and other...
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Video
Trabant 601 with a Volkswagen Turbo Diesel
29.11.2016Let me introduce you this 1986 Trabant 601 Deluxe. It had a 594 cc two-stroke two-cylinder engine when...
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Bond
Bond 875 Mark I
28.11.2016Bond 875 was a successor of Bond Minicars and produced since 1966 to 1970. It was partly...
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Bond
Bond Minicar Mark G
27.11.2016The Mark G was the last generation of Bond Minicars. It used style and a large...
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Bond
Bond Minicar Mark F
26.11.2016Bond Minicar Mark F was presented at the November 1958 London Motorcycle show. The body of Mark...
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Bond
Bond Minicar Mark E
26.11.2016Announced on 31 October 1956 as a late addition to the 1957 range, the Bond Minicar...
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Bond
Bond Minicar Mark D
25.11.2016In May 1956, Bond discontinued Mk C and presented Bond Minicar Mark D. The changes between...
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Bond
Bond Minicar Mark C
24.11.2016October 1952, Bond introduced the 3rd generation of its 3-wheeler – Bond Minicar Mk C. It...
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Bond
Bond Minicar Mark B
24.11.2016Popularity of Bond Minicars was growing up. The deman for a slightly more practical version led...
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Bond
Bond Minicar Mark A
23.11.2016After the war there was a great demand for powered transport coupled with shortages of fuel...
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Allard
Allard Clipper
23.11.2016Allard were another manufacturer renowned for their powerful sports cars, however, they also had a little...
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AC
AC / Reliant Model 70 prototype
23.11.2016Later on in the early 1970’s AC again had plans to enter the 3 wheeler/economy car...
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AC
AC Petite MkI / MkII
22.11.2016AC are best known for their sports cars especially the powerful Cobra, but they also have...