Obscure Cars: Can anyone help identify one that I saw? (UPDATE)

"SonorousSpeedJoe" (SonorousSpeedJoe) 08/14/2013 at 13:06 • Filed to: None

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I saw a car while driving to class yesterday (so no SR20) that had a similar profile to a smart fortwo, but a different front fascia with circular headlights like an Autozam AZ-1 (except not recessed into any sort of bubble/indent), a different rear fascia, and simple door handles located on the door panels (like the Elio Motors 3-wheeler).

I thought it might be some sort of two-seater electric car. For clarification, I'm in the Baltimore/D.C. area.

UPDATE: Thanks, guys. I think it's a Th!nk. To the best of my memory, the headlights and taillights of the car I saw were the same.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:10

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Without googleing too much, I'm willing to bet what you saw was a knock off Chinese electric car. I will occasionally see things like what you describe tooling around some neighborhoods out here.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:11

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probably a Smart Fortwo EV

feather-throttle-not-hair > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:12

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G wiz? I see these around sometimes.

phenotyp > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:13

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Could it have been one of these?

The cloyingly-named Th!nk.

48 Spoons > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:14

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One of these possibly?

William Byrd > feather-throttle-not-hair 08/14/2013 at 13:14

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That was my 1st thought as well.

SonorousSpeedJoe > phenotyp 08/14/2013 at 13:15

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No, the entire headlight assembly is just a circle, like the Autozam AZ-1.

twinturbobmw > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:15

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This?

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:15

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Was it one of these? Best I could snap while driving...

SonorousSpeedJoe > phenotyp 08/14/2013 at 13:21

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Actually, it was a different looking Th!nk. Thanks for your help!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:31

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Egads, the Th!nk looks like a mutant hunchback Nissan Figaro.

phenotyp > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:40

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Thought so. Yeah, the early one (when they were still attached to Ford) was the quickest picture I could find.

GhostZ > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/14/2013 at 13:58

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The Think. Deadly, deadly Think.

I knew a guy who drove one daily, he had it registered as a Golf Cart, because my state didn't have legislation for electric cars that couldn't meet safety standards, but Golf Carts were legal to drive under 30mph in cities.

GatorEight > SonorousSpeedJoe 08/22/2013 at 23:54

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Where exactly in the Baltimore/DC area were you? I know a few places in Baltimore that would have something like what you've seen.

SonorousSpeedJoe > GatorEight 08/23/2013 at 01:50

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UMD.