1950s

Vespa 400

Best known for its scooters, Vespa also made this hugely appealing microcar

Cuno Bistram

This one-off home-built single-seater took minimalist motoring to the extreme

Muntz Jet

Who would want a Cadillac when they could have a Muntz Jet instead?

Brutsch Mopetta

The comically tiny Brutsch Mopetta made the Peel P50 look luxurious...

Ford Nucleon

Who wouldn't want to drive a car powered by a nuclear reactor?

Glasspar Ascot

The Glasspar G2 was a landmark car, but its successor wasn't quite so successful...

Shamrock

The Shamrock was one of the oddest things ever to come out of Ireland

Woodill Wildfire

The Glasspar G2-based Woodill Wildfire was the second GRP-bodied production car

AC Petite

In the fifties AC could sell you a fast, luxurious, expensive sports car. Or one of these…

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