glasseye
Only if you in the parts of the US without civilization. Thankfully, there aren't very many rednecks out here in the wonderful land of liberal enlightenment known as Seattle.

glasseye
you *live*, even.

Thatcher Pennywhistle
not if the guy driving is a bodyguard.

Gojira1000
Bah, most rednecks are (usually crappy) gearheads. They'd laugh at you and then ask if they could drive it.

This thing makes me miss my Daihatsu Mira. All 3 cylinders of massive power, 75mpg and seated four plus minor cargo (tightly). It'd do 100kph on the highway, too. Damn, I do miss that car.

Roachbud
I bet if you went like 30-45 minutes outside Seattle there'd be Rednecks, there's plenty that far outside of Boston, which is more liberal.

glasseye
We keep the rednecks on the other side of the mountains.

Aelric
or in enumclaw, centralia, shelton, or renton.

IrishWhiskey
And for crying out loud, thats 1960 technology. Give it to the Japanese to redesign, tell them to put on four wheels, a reverse, and a battery engine and you could probably have a gasoline-free car for a hundred dollars.

Roachbud
Except inflation would make it cost $5-10k

IrishWhiskey
Its basically a toy car with a moped engine. I'm betting you could easily get the cost at a few hundred with modern production techniques.

After all, the Isle of Man didn't have "Made in China"

glasseye
A new moped, which is significantly less complicated, costs ~$1k. And no, I don't mean a scooter.

C. Eloi Marx
I think a modern version of this should be like a coupe version of a Superkart. Then it could be small, practical, and able to post a lap of the Hockenheimring comparable to a DTM car.

Cap'n Profan!ty
The Dutch have similar things that drive down the bike lanes. They go a little faster when needed, and can carry more, but they're very practical otherwise. I almost got run down by a couple in my time.

Raoul Duke 138
Big Stig might not be able to close the door.

Cap'n Profan!ty
i'll bet you're a bicycle rapist, too.