Rear Engine Economy Cars

"I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker" (qaaaaa) 08/11/2020 at 09:30 • Filed to: None

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Simca 1000

Renault Dauphine

Hillman Imp, among other names

Porsche 356

Subaru 360

So dangerous! Even when the speed is zero! I feel the danger just looking at it!

I think this is the ugliest generation of the ForTwo

Twingo

NSU Prinz

Hino Contessa. Fun fact, these were built from CKD kits by Kaiser (yes, that Kaiser) in Israel.

Tata Nano

These were all the ones that I could think of. What other compact/economy cars came in the RR layout? EVs don’t count.

Jb boin > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 09:36

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Renault 8?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Jb boin 08/11/2020 at 09:38

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Yes

Tripper > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 09:40

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The color on that Dauphene.... Oooooweeeeeee! Really a lot of great colors here, but those deep, flat pastels on friendly looking old European cars...just the best.

I’m a big time “color” guy but have recently been coming around to BMW Bristol Grey because of cars like this.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 09:47

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Oh duh, Fiat 500 (the original one).

Boxer_4 > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 09:47

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Skodâ 1000MB and the like?

Snuze: Needs another Swede > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 09:47

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Vespa 400

dogisbadob > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 09:50

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Hi (a non-electric i was sold in Japan and pother markets, but not teh US)

ranwhenparked > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 09:51

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The original was front engine/rear drive, it was the second gen New 500 that moved to rear engine

Cé hé sin > Jb boin 08/11/2020 at 09:53

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et dix....

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 09:58

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WHAT? No FIATS? I am appalled and saddened! :P

FIAT 500:

FIAT 126 / 126p:

Suzuki Fronte LC10

Suzuki Fronte LC20:

Kinda sorta an economy car....it was a car in the UK under a government scheme to give those with mobility disabilities a vehicle with hand controls....the single-seat AC / Invacar Model 70:

The lower-spec trims of the Skoda 105/120/130/Estelle series...?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > ranwhenparked 08/11/2020 at 10:00

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They should do that again.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/11/2020 at 10:01

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Yeah, I forgot about Italy... Woops

Cé hé sin > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 10:02

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ZAZ 965 (not actually a Fiat clone)

ZAZ 968

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 10:02

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You are forgiven *narrows eyes* THIS time.... :P

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Cé hé sin 08/11/2020 at 10:03

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Cool!

nerd_racing > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 10:53

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I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > nerd_racing 08/11/2020 at 11:00

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Is that an economy car though?

smobgirl > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/11/2020 at 11:01

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That Suzuki is horribly proportioned  and I want it.

nerd_racing > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 11:23

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It gets over 40 mpg, kei car class, 63 hp.  I’d say yes.  It just happens to be one of the most fun to drive economy cars.  I’ve owned almost exclusively economy cars and the AZ-1 so I’d say yes.  

Jim Spanfeller > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 11:24

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1964 FART BREACK

Amphicar

Bond Bug (at least I’m pretty sure it’s rear-engined)

Changli (I mean the electric motor is mounted to the back of the differential so technically it is rear-engined)

Tucker 48

1948 Mustang

Tatra T600 (the one with the flat four)

Benz Patent Patent Motor Car

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > nerd_racing 08/11/2020 at 11:30

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But it was designed to be a toy, not as an actual daily driver. A Miata gets about 30 mpg and doesn’t have a ton of power, and it has a pretty compact footprint, but it’s absolutely not an economy car.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > smobgirl 08/11/2020 at 11:38

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The Fronte LC20? I KNOW, right!?!? I really love it too, haha!

They even made it in a van variant, though I can’t find pics of it...

They look pretty frumpy from behind too! :P

Some really cool details though, like how one o f those rear vents is fake and the gas door is behind it! (check out here about halfway down the page)

https://green.ap.teacup.com/hourou2009/1649.html

kanadanmajava1 > Boxer_4 08/11/2020 at 11:54

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Škoda 1000 MB was their first rear engined car.

Tatraplan/Tatra 600 was fairly fancy compared to most economy cars but it can be still regarded as one. It went extinct as the state wanted Tatra to focus into truck manufacturing.

Mercedes-Benz 130H W23 is stretching the definition of an economy car even further. But for a 30's M-B this was still somewhat affordable and offered quite little luxurious equipment.

BMW also tried making economy cars with their Isetta, 600 and 700. Isetta was actually designed by Italian Iso but it became more known by license built BMW version. Unlike Iso’s version, BMW did use 4-stroke engine and it had the best fuel consumption for a mass production car for a while.

Ermahgerd! > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 12:04

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You forgot Skoda. Back in the day they were almost all rear-engined.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Ermahgerd! 08/11/2020 at 12:51

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Forgot about the sideways hood/trunk lid!

nerd_racing > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/11/2020 at 14:03

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Kei cars are designed to be small city cars that are absolutely driven everyday in Japan.

Miata is a budget (economy) sports car.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > nerd_racing 08/11/2020 at 14:34

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Right, I’m saying that this car (and the other two) were designed to meet the Kei classification, while not actually being considerably similar to popular Kei cars. Nobody was cross shopping an AZ-1 with a Suzuki Wagon R.

Ermahgerd! > Jim Spanfeller 08/11/2020 at 17:11

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Totally forgot about the Tucker.

nerd_racing > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/12/2020 at 06:57

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By the same logic, would you say the Geo Metro convertible was not an economy car? 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > nerd_racing 08/12/2020 at 08:00

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I dunno what I’d call that. What was it supposed to compete with? It was kind of in its own niche. I’m pretty sure they marketed it exclusively as a car to be towed behind a motor home.