5 - 1929 Wind Wagon
In 1925, a magazine called The Boy Mechanic offered in its pages sketches of objects that could be built by readers. One of the magazine's chapters explained how to build this Wind Wagon. A 15-year-old boy, Ted Jameson, took up the challenge. We don't know if others were built, but the teenager's creation did not go unnoticed.
Powered by a Harley-Davidson engine that activated the propeller, the vehicle had a very modest output, but nonetheless the maximum speed of this machine was in the neighborhood of 100 km/h.
6 - 1965 Peel P50
This Peel P50 pretty defines the idea of what a microcar is. In fact, it's hard to find a smaller car; the P50 is recognized as the smallest production car in history. You can understand the logic behind its design if you know that it was built on a small island with... small roads.
The Peel P50 was barely more expensive than a scooter and, as you might guess, didn't offer much equipment. Its 50cc engine, in fact, came from a scooter; to give you an idea, it's barely bigger than the motor found in a trimmer. The car doesn't have reverse gear, but a handle allows the driver to move the vehicle at will...
Forty-three of these Peel P50s could be parked in a standard-size double garage. Weight of this “car”? 220 lb.