Small Cars by Decades
Explore how small cars changed from the first cyclecars to today’s electric minis. Each decade has an A–Z list of models from the Small Cars Club catalog with photos and short histories. You can also browse by country or the full catalog A–Z.
<1950Before 1950Early voiturettes, cyclecars and pre-war small cars.Browse the list →1950sThe 1950sBubble cars and the postwar microcar boom.Browse the list →1960sThe 1960sMini, kei cars and the golden age of the small car.Browse the list →1970sThe 1970sOil crisis, hatchbacks and city-car ideas.Browse the list →1980sThe 1980sBoxy hatchbacks, kei turbos and early electrics.Browse the list →1990sThe 1990sCity-car concepts and the first modern EVs.Browse the list →2000sThe 2000sSmart, new microcars and urban prototypes.Browse the list →2010sThe 2010sElectric quadricycles and city EVs.Browse the list →2020sThe 2020sToday’s electric minis and micro-mobility.Browse the list →