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I know, it's another Smart Car, but it's so cute!
I had to stop myself from taking photos of every Smart Car in Paris...this place was across from our hotel. We did not get a car, we walked everywhere & took the Metro. I had several funny Metro experiences - getting stuck in the turnstyle, getting stopped by the Metro police and giving them an expired ticket by mistake....the policewoman was yelling at me in French and she was talking too fast...I said in French, "I don't understand, I don't speak French well"....she was not the slightest bit impressed. Luckily, I kind of figured out what she wanted and dug in my pockets for my good Metro ticket, or I'd still be in Paris Subway Prison!
At the corner of Via di San Giovanni in Laterano and Via dei Querceti. When we were in Italy 15 years earlier, Smart cars were new and funny-looking and unknown in the USA. They're still funny-looking, but we're used to seeing them occasionally by now.
Set 3177 - Small Car
From the 2010 LEGO City
Might as well have called this a "Smart Car" - it looks like one....
Figure has an updated Hoodie Sweatshirt design.
I like to imagine this car was regular sized and slammed on the brakes to narrowly avoid hitting the car in front of it.
With my membership card (same size as a standard credit card) for scale.
I don't know where they bought their newly touted ice scrapers, but I got one just like it at the dollar store. I've used mine a few times and it hasn't broken yet, but based on my experience on other things from Dollar Tree it won't take long.
Finding a parking space at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is not too easy. This teeny-tiny two-seat 2008 "Smart Fortwo" otherwise known as the "Smart car", fits neatly into a very tight parking space but 'look out' when the other drivers return and see they haven't got much room to pull out.
The concept of the Smart car emerged in the early 1990s when the Swiss company Swatch, best known for its kitschy watches, sought to build an affordable city car that would fit into the smallest of parking spots and go easy on fuel. Not too long after, the company paired up with Mercedes-Benz to make the idea a reality. The car was later christened "Smart," an acronym for Swatch Mercedes Art.
The Smart Fortwo, originally dubbed the City Coupe, debuted at the 1997 Frankfurt Auto Show. Although the first generation never made it to the U.S., the tiny two-seater, which persevered through its parent company's financial troubles and an eventual buyout by Daimler-Benz, was later replaced by the slightly larger second-generation Fortwo.
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These smart cars are everywhere in Europe. Advertised as having enough room for two people and a case of beer, I could nearly hug it longways.
Set 3177 - Small Car
From the 2010 LEGO City
Might as well have called this a "Smart Car" - it looks like one.
The figure fits nicely into the car.
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pamsbeautifullife: So cozy perched on the sidewalk
gregweir: Strasbourg is a beautiful city but with all the narrow streets and lack of parking these cars are actually a smart choice. :)
akinemre: Smart car :) love those :)
Brand reversion of the BMW Mini logo based on Smart Car. Small car for small car.
Font wise I used: Chalet New York 1970 with tweaks as it was the closest style.
I stopped to make this photo as I was walking home after shopping on Mission Street in our San Francisco Excelsior District. As with most areas around the Bay Area, parking is at a premium. Consequently, this tiny car taking multiple parking spaces caught my attention and I had to put down my bags to capture this image with my Canon Powershot SX50 before resuming my walk home. Only one more block to go from this spot.
appearantly, you have to be pretty smart to figure this thing out. it took dad a while to get the back trunkle area to open. also, the key goes into the ignition between the seats near the gear shifter. (not an actual gear shifter, it's automatic.)