That might work. I'll goof around with trying to mount it like that. Yours is way better shape than mine. I looked for pics of the base it supposed to sit on and found people asking hundreds of dollars for these things. Do people actually pay that much for stuff like this, or are these sellers dreaming? I feel out of it, or
in that case:
I corrected your spelling. There’s more, much more.
Update… I cleaned it up a bit and the one side is stamped with an E and the other is USA… still doing a search on the tool
Yes! Nice find. And perfect for the original thread purpose.
Does it fit in the overhead bin on the plane?
No, but it’ll fit in the back of a Sprinter
Life raft!No, but it’ll fit in the back of a Sprinter
Nice! (Although I thought I was on your thread there for a sec. Perfect example of an actual piece of ephemera.
) Also, I wonder how many other languages just use "scooter," because, ya know, some words are just too perfect for translation. It would be more appropriate and turn a lot of heads if the white one was rolled out of the back of something like this one day!
Perhaps the ephemera thread would have been the better place to post that stuff. I was broadly interpreting "paraphernalia" as the stuff we collect related to our vehicles. I would think there's probably a lot of items that would fit nicely in either thread such as manuals, magazines, advertising etc.....but for this thread maybe a better definition would be "equipment and accessories"? How about these?Nice! (Although I thought I was on your thread there for a sec. Perfect example of an actual piece of ephemera.
It would be more appropriate and turn a lot of heads if the white one was rolled out of the back of something like this one day!
Oh, sorry, I wasn't scolding you, kyrbz. I obviously enjoyed looking at it and got a kick out of the "scooters" surrounded by so much French!
I'm long past trying to keep this thread as narrowly defined as I stated in post #1.I literally did a double take, though, because I think of things like old posters, brochures, receipts, etc, related to automobiles as classic ephemera, i.e., your thread. The term is synonymous with "paper" in collectors' parlance in my experience. But hey, maybe that's just me.
Only if they're kept under the seat or in the glovebox!
(Kidding!)HAHA! That plate! It would be big and good-humored of you to put that on an Isetta, but I know that most owners of classic micro-cars (Isetta, Peel, Messerschmidt, etc) and even classic dune buggies would probably bristle a little.
I'm sure that plate was previously on a microcar. It was in one of the many boxes of Subaru 360 parts I bought from a Subaru 360 collector many years ago. I'm kind of a purist, so it always hurts when I see a microcar customized. Shriners were some of the worst offenders, but it seems common human nature (at least in the US) for people to want to molest small cars for some reason?HAHA! That plate! It would be big and good-humored of you to put that on an Isetta, but I know that most owners of classic micro-cars (Isetta, Peel, Messerschmidt, etc) and even classic dune buggies would probably bristle a little.
You didn't comment on the van. Wouldn't that be cool?! Like the future mothership birthing a historical baby.
It's an awesome idea. I have to admit, when I "conceived" (see what I did there thematically?
) of the futuristic BMV Van birthing the artifactual BMW Isetta, my next thought was something like the people who travel the country in huge RV's towing a little runabout behind them because of the maneuverability hassle in and round various locales (urban, national parks, etc). Popping a microcar out of the back and down a couple ramps would be nifty! But the BMW Van, like the popular Sprinters, already looks like a very nice balance between touring size/comfort and zippiness.In my part of the country, that "little runabout" is more likely to be a Ford F150, Jeep or Bronco.
I love the Motometer tire pressure gauge. I have one that is still a "go to" tool.Perhaps the ephemera thread would have been the better place to post that stuff. I was broadly interpreting "paraphernalia" as the stuff we collect related to our vehicles. I would think there's probably a lot of items that would fit nicely in either thread such as manuals, magazines, advertising etc.....but for this thread maybe a better definition would be "equipment and accessories"? How about these?
Is that red car a Gogomobile?Perhaps the ephemera thread would have been the better place to post that stuff. I was broadly interpreting "paraphernalia" as the stuff we collect related to our vehicles. I would think there's probably a lot of items that would fit nicely in either thread such as manuals, magazines, advertising etc.....but for this thread maybe a better definition would be "equipment and accessories"? How about these?
No, it's a red Goggomobil
It's been years since I've seen one. In Southern Illinois way back in the 60s I went a friend to see someone he knew whose dad had 2 Goggomobil. One was like yours and the other was a sport car looking one. At the time I thought it looked like a really small looking Karman Ghia, looking at photos, it it might have been a TS 250. I always wondered what happened to them. I was just a kid but thought they were cool.No, it's a red Goggomobil
