The Macro World of Micro Cars [Paperback]

Kate Trant (Author), Austin Williams (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog Publishing (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904772048
• ISBN-13: 978-1904772040
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #851,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Gift Ever, December 20, 2006

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Debbie (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Macro World of Micro Cars (Paperback)

I purchased this book as a gift for a hard to please 62 year old co-worker who has been in the process of restoring a Vespa over the years. His comment was that this was the best gift he has ever received. The book is loaded with detailed color photos, descriptions, and information for all micro-car lovers everywhere.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super little book. Priced too high here., February 27, 2005

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eskualdun (Sparks, NV, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Macro World of Micro Cars (Paperback)

I have this book and love it. Any Microcar Nut will. It's not a literary piece by any means. But it has many nice pictures of microcars and sufficient information on each of the cars. This book is exactly what it is meant to be - a fun book. The list price is $29.95 US; the $45.00 MSRP on Amazon is misleading/incorrect (it's actually the Canadian MSRP). So, if you are looking for a deal, don't buy it here...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remember the Crosley, the Nash Metropolitan, December 8, 2004

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Macro World of Micro Cars (Paperback)

Just after World War II there was a great demand for automobiles. In Europe a number of companies began building small, very inexpensive automobiles. You may remember the Isetta and the Messerschmit. Or in the United States we had the Crosley and the Nash Metropolitan (There's one of these for sale at Ebay as I write, $5,000.). All in all there were dozens of brands, most of which had their heyday in the 1950's and died in the 1960's.

Today small cars are staging somewhat of a comeback. The Mercedes Smart is starting to be imported: easy to park, high fuel economy. The worldwide success of There are quite a few others in the design phase all around the world. Concept cars have been shown by Ford, Toyota, Lamborghini (can you imagine), and others.

This book is a somewhat nostalgic look at the collectable cars of the past, the people (and museums) who collect them, and a short chapter on what is known about the new cars being worked on now. It has hundreds of pictures, copy that is somewhat historical, somewhat nostalgic.

This is an interesting car sub-category, (I guess you'd call it.) where collectors are beginning to come out and where prices haven't gone through the roof -- yet.