I dare you to find a more adorable car than the Austin A30/A35. I frickin' dare ya.

"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv) 09/19/2020 at 17:50 • Filed to: Austin

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If a cuter car than this exists, I want to know about it. But seriously, isn’t this a car YOU COULD JUST DUNK IN YOUR COFFEE? It looks like it drove straight out of a cartoon! In fact, I think it did drive out of a cartoon...

They even made a pickup truck version, a whole 475 of them...

If that’s not the cutest truck you’ve ever seen, I don’t know what is. And the race car versions:

If you somehow hate these things, then I’m sorry you weren’t hugged enough as a child or don’t have a soul, because that’s just terrible.

dogisbadob > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 17:55

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Hi

Jim Spanfeller > dogisbadob 09/19/2020 at 17:57

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Okay, it’s pretty hard to argue with the Sprite. But for sheer cartoonishness, I think I’m still going with the A30.

SmugAardvark > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 17:59

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Jim Spanfeller > SmugAardvark 09/19/2020 at 18:04

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Very cute and cartoonish. Possibly one of the cutest American cars to exist (yeah, I know the engine is British but still). It’s very close to dethroning the A30, but since one could argue it’s a tiny bit garish, I’m still going with the A30.

VW Max > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 18:04

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The original Twingo is cuter

Jim Spanfeller > VW Max 09/19/2020 at 18:08

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The facial expression, yes . There are few cars that come close to having as cute a facial expression as the Twingo. The rest of the car, however, doesn’t really scream “cute” as much, so I’m still going with the A30.

SmugAardvark > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 18:19

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Here are some other adorable cars, although they still might not be quite cute enough...

Goggomobil

Goggomobil Dart

Suzuki Twin

Suzuki Twin with an aftermarket front bumper

Tourette Supreme

Brutsch Mopetta

Peel P50

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > SmugAardvark 09/19/2020 at 18:19

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I wonder if Mopetta guy is still alive.

fintail > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 18:30

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A handful of these might have been sold stateside, too. I know we got the Devon and I think the Dorset and maybe even Somerset for several years in the early 50s, similar styling:

They remind me of a 2:3-3:4 scale 40s Chevy.

Jim Spanfeller > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/19/2020 at 18:39

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Goggomobil is an extremely close second to the A30. The other Microcars are also adorable, but in a much more alien way. The Suzuki with aftermarket bumper is just unsettling.

ranwhenparked > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 18:40

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Based on the same platform as the A30's bigger brother, the A40. 

Jim Spanfeller > ranwhenparked 09/19/2020 at 18:42

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Hmm, more British DNA than I thought. Still very American styling, though.

ranwhenparked > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 18:42

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The British really seemed to have a knack for bringing a certain level of elegance to small cars in the 1930s/40s/50s - they gradually lost it, but for a while there, even their smallest cars seemed to have a slight hint of the presence and class of their luxury models. Also still the era when cars really reflected the culture and attitudes of their country - an Austin was as unmistakably British as a Citroen was French and a Cadillac was American, things got more homogenized over time.

ranwhenparked > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 18:47

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Styled by Pininfarina, but for American tastes. Nash really went all over the place to build that one

feather-throttle-not-hair > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 19:02

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I suspect you are correct but the Yamaha Ami says “I’m cuter and will absolutely fight you for the title of cutest!”

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 19:50

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I see your Austin and raise you one FIAT 500!

You could get race car versions of it too!

AND wagons!

And vans!!!

And (in EXTREMELY limited numbers from licensed coachbuilders like Giannini ...) pickups!

onlytwowheels > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 19:58

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Jim Spanfeller > feather-throttle-not-hair 09/19/2020 at 20:12

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So THAT’S what that thing is called! I remember reading about it a long time ago, but couldn’t remember the name. Thanks.

Jim Spanfeller > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/19/2020 at 20:14

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I did not know about all those other body styles.... I’ll have that pickup version, please and thank you.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 21:10

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Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > onlytwowheels 09/19/2020 at 21:11

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They’re just so happy to be included!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/19/2020 at 21:12

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Now that is an honest hard working car. I can vouch for their cuteness having seen one in the flesh.

onlytwowheels > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/19/2020 at 21:29

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Yes, c ool and happy little cuties. I had a neighbor that parked 3 of them in his 1 car garage. He restored all of them, sold 2 of them to pay for the one he kept.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/19/2020 at 21:55

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Yay, 2 votes for 500s! :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 21:55

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They are really awesome, though SUPER, SUPER rare... :(

Grindintosecond > Jim Spanfeller 09/19/2020 at 22:18

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I suggest a Nash Metropolitan. You may have seen one in Weird Al's 35 oscar winning epic, UHF. I think it's pretty darn cute.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > onlytwowheels 09/19/2020 at 22:36

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Is it really a 1 car garage if it can fit that much joy inside?

onlytwowheels > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/19/2020 at 23:02

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It’s more like a big toy box at that point.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > onlytwowheels 09/20/2020 at 12:07

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That picture. . . hmmmmm. . . you'd come out to the car completely surrounded by carts that people haven't just put in the other side. 

onlytwowheels > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/20/2020 at 13:38

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Like at ever y Home Depot?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > onlytwowheels 09/20/2020 at 13:40

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Every other? I don't know what area you live in that it isn't EVERY Home Depot. 

onlytwowheels > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/20/2020 at 13:49

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Home Depot has to be the worst in the business for cart retrieval. Also, Home Depot customers suck at putting their carts back in the corral or store entrance.