They don't make them like that anymore...

I was trying to think of an Australian example, but all the mainstream Aussie cars have always been fairly sensible. Then, suddenly it hit me! The ultimate 'dare to be different' Aussie car.



The Goggomobil Dart. A locally-bodied and locally-assembled version of a Goggomobil, fitted with a sports roadster body. The fibreglass body contained the screaming fury of a two-cylinder two stroke engine which could barely power it to the speed limit. Almost zero room for passengers or luggage, no doors and little to no weather protection. And yet, they still dared to invest money in manufacturing and marketing them. All this at a time when the average Australian car buyer wanted a six-cylinder engine in a car with four doors and as much chrome as possible. Nobody would do it now.