Mini Cooper Based Micro Cars?

I think the Mini Cooper is cool. I remember reading how they shared platforms back when they first made them; in Great Britain. They had different branches with similar cars but with different names. I remember reading on American companies doing that too. I believe there are some companies that still do; in some ways that makes sense (shared cost of development among divisions).

This is a line drawing of the Mini Cooper. It is the newer one. It is bigger than the original. They needed to add safety devices and emission controls. If they could that for a Mini, why not other micro cars of the past? 

Perhaps one company that could use the platform of the Cooper but have a different body is the King Midget. It would have to be bigger and heavier but that is what they did when they created the newer Cooper and 500. The original KM was a rear engine rear wheel drive car. The new one would be like the Cooper and be front wheel drive. Perhaps it would have a 'roadster' appearance since it would have a trunk but no back seat (perhaps give others an idea of how the Cooper would look like a two door sedan? - that is for another blog). 

This design was created but never made; as far as I know (it would be neat to find out that they did but there is so little on it on the internet). This is a scanned image from a magazine that I had that contained an article on the King Midget. 

I think this is the model 3. It is the most recent of the models. They had others but I think this one is the best. 

Midget Motors was supposed to create one but I have not heard or read anything that is recent or that if it is still being considered. I have not read - or perhaps I missed it? - at the International King Midget Owners Club. 

I think another vehicle that could be brought back and built on the Cooper platform would be the Goggomobil. I think it would make a great basis for some of their models.

 Here is the coupe.

Here is the 250.

Like the 500 by Fiat, it would go from rear wheel drive to front wheel drive. I think this would give both more trunk space. 

While I posted this being used on the MX5 platform, I think it could also be used on the Cooper platform. It would be interesting to see the size comparison of the Dart next to the Cooper. The Dart would be bigger - wider and longer - but I think that would make it more appealing; in my opinion. 

I think there are other ideas for creating a newer version of an older micro car. There is a list at Micro Cars site. Perhaps ideas for future blogs? 

Perhaps this could be someones art project. Take a new micro car and adapt an older micro car design to fit over it. Like I said before, it would be bigger - longer and wider - than the original since it would hold safety equipment and emission controls; both could be taken when the platform of the Cooper is used (or other modern micro car - mentioned in other blogs).

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