The adorable EV Microlino in my last post is said to be inspired by the iconic Isetta microcar from the 1950s. They remind me of other compact bubble cars that I saw at Brussels' Autoworld.
Autoworld is a museum dedicated to automobiles, displaying a rich collection of both classic and modern cars. It is housed in the neo-classical Palais Mondial in the Parc du Cinquantenaire (Jubelpark) neighbourhood, as shown in my earlier piece Let's Visit Autoworld 1.
The large space is divided into different themed exhibitions, covering various periods, styles, and brands of automobiles. It is fun to spend a few hours there exploring all the sections and learning about the history and knowledge of automobiles.
Last time, I showed you vintage horse carriages and early old-timer autos from before the 1930s. Today I'll take you on a visual tour using the rest of my photos taken there. It's a feast of amazing automobiles, including motorcycles, roadsters, amphicars, minivans, racecars, models, and engines...
In the micro vehicles section, you will see cute tiny ones such as the blue three-wheeled Scootacar produced in the UK in 1964, the 1960s Messerschmitt KR series from Germany, and the 1941 electric Peugeot VLV built in France. Most bubble cars gained popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly in Europe. They were designed to be affordable, economical, and often featured a distinctive bubble-like shape. However, by the end of the 1960s, manufacturing had mostly halted owing to competition from the more capacious and powerful cars like Mini, Fiat 500, Renault 4, and Citroen 2CV.
上一篇中提到可爱的小电车Microlino，据说是受到上世纪50年代的泡泡车Isetta外形的启发。于是，我又想起在布鲁塞尔Autoworld看到的其他微型车。
曾经介绍过Autoworld，是个大型的车辆博物馆，几层的空间里展示了丰富的收藏，包括不同的主题展览，涵盖了从古典到当代各个时期、多种品牌的车辆。在里面转转看看，几个小时很快就过去了。按照时间顺序慢慢过一遍，了解车辆的发展进化非常有趣。
之前那一次分享了上世纪30年代前的经典马车和老爷车，今天来继续看看之后到当代的其他车，包括摩托车、泡泡车、跑车、赛车、两栖车、小型货车等，也展出了模型、车间、发动机之类。
微型车部分的小车都很迷你可爱，比如1964年英国生产的蓝色三轮车Scootacar，20世纪60年代德国的梅塞施密特KR系列，还有1941年在法国制造的电动车标致VLV。大多数泡泡车是20世纪50到60年代在欧洲流行起来的，特色是外形娇小、经济实惠。后来，出现Mini、菲亚特500、雷诺4和雪铁龙2CV等更宽敞更强劲的小车，这些迷你的泡泡车就逐渐停产了。
. Thank you for visiting!图文 by Donica，谢谢来访！=)
