List of microcars by country of origin: U
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Country | Automobile Name | Manufacturer | Engine Make/Capacity | Seats | Year | Other information |
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United Kingdom | AC Petite (Mark 1) | AC Cars Ltd, Thames Ditton | Villiers 346 cc | 2 | 1953-1955 | |
United Kingdom | AC Petite Mark 2 | AC Cars Ltd, Thames Ditton | Villiers 346 cc | 2 | 1955-1958 | The Mark 2 has minor trim differences to the Mark 1, a more powerful engine and equally sized front and rear wheels |
United Kingdom | AC | AC Cars Ltd, Thames Ditton | Steyr-Daimler-Puch 500 cc | 4 | 1971 | AC made three protoype cars based on their Model 70 invalid carriage |
United Kingdom | Allard Clipper | Allard Motor Co Ltd, Clapham | Villiers 346 cc | 3 + 2 children in dicky seat | 1954-1955 | |
United Kingdom | Astra Utility | Astra Car Co Ltd, Hampton Hill | British Anzani 322 cc | 2 | 1956-1959 | Originally produced by JARC as the 'Little Horse', the Astra Utility had a more distinctive grille and larger engine |
United Kingdom | Berkeley 'Sports' SA322 | Berkeley cars Ltd, Biggleswade, Beds | British Anzani 322 cc | 2 | 1956 | |
United Kingdom | Berkeley 'Sports' SE328 | Berkeley cars Ltd, Biggleswade, Beds | Excelsior 328 cc | 2 | 1957-1958 | |
United Kingdom | Berkeley 'Sports' SE492 | Berkeley cars Ltd, Biggleswade, Beds | Excelsior 492 cc | 2 | 1957-1959 | |
United Kingdom | Berkeley T60 | Berkeley cars Ltd, Biggleswade, Beds | Excelsior 328 cc | 2 | 1959-1961 | |
United Kingdom | Berkeley T60/4 | Berkeley cars Ltd, Biggleswade, Beds | Excelsior 328 cc | 2+2 | 1960-1961 | |
United Kingdom | Berkeley B95 | Berkeley cars Ltd, Biggleswade, Beds | Royal Enfield 692 cc | 2 | 1959-1960 | |
United Kingdom | Berkeley B105 | Berkeley cars Ltd, Biggleswade, Beds | Royal Enfield 692 cc | 2 | 1959-1960 | |
United Kingdom | Berkeley Foursome | Berkeley cars Ltd, Biggleswade, Beds | Excelsior 492 cc | 4 | 1958-1960 | |
United Kingdom | B.M.A Hazelcar | Battery Manufacturing Association, Hove, Sussex | electric motor 1.5 kW| | 2 | 1952-1957 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar (Mark A) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 122 cc | 2 | 1949-1951 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Deluxe Tourer (Mark A) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 2 | 1949-1951 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Mark B | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 2 | 1951-1952 | |
United Kingdom | Sharp’s Minitruck (Mark B) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 1 | 1952-1953 | |
United Kingdom | Sharp’s Minivan | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 2 | 1952 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Mark B, Family "Safety Saloon" | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 2+2 | 1952 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Mark C | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 2 | 1952-1956 | |
United Kingdom | Sharpe's Minitruck Mark C | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 1 | 1953-1956 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Mark C, Family Safety Model | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 2+2 | 1954-1956 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Mark D | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 2 | 1956-1958 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Mark D, Family Safety Model/Family Tourer | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 2+2 | 1956-1958 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Mark E | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 3 | 1956-1958 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar Mark E, 3 seater Saloon Coupe | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 197 cc | 3 | 1958 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar, Tourer (Mark F) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 3 | 1958-1961 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar, Saloon Coupe (Mark F) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 3 | 1958-1961 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Minicar, Family Saloon (Mark F) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 2+2 | 1958-1961 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Ranger (Mark F) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 2 | 1960-1962 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Ranger Van (Mark F) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 1 | 1960-1962 | |
United Kingdom | Bond 250G (Mark G) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 4 | 1961-1965 | |
United Kingdom | Bond 250G Estate (Mark G) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 4 | 1962-1966 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Ranger (Mark G) | Sharp's Commercials Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 1 | 1962-1966 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Tourer (Mark G) | Bond Cars Ltd, Preston, Lancashire | Villiers 250 cc | 3 | 1964-1966 | |
United Kingdom | Bond Bug | Reliant Motors Co Ltd, Tamworth, Staffordshire | Reliant 700 cc | 2 | 1970-1974 | |
United Kingdom | BSA Ladybird | BSA, Small Heath, Birmingham | BSA Sunbeam 250 cc | 2 | 1958-1960 | Two prototypes built |
United Kingdom | CLEVER | University of Bath, Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control (PTMC), Bath, Somerset | Rotax 218 cc | 2 | 2006 | Prototype, now undergoing development with BMW |
United Kingdom | Cooper | Cooper Car Co Ltd, Surbiton, Surrey | 500 cc | 1947-1951 | ||
United Kingdom | Coronet | Coronet Cars Ltd, Denham, Buckinghamshire | British Anzani 328 cc | 2 | 1947-1951 | |
United Kingdom | Eaglet | Silent Transport Ltd, Woking, Surrey | electric motor | 1948 | The company also converted Opel Kadetts and Fiat Topolinos to electric power | |
United Kingdom | E.E.C. | Electrical Engineering Construction Co Ltd, Totnes, Devon | Excelsior 250 cc | 1952-1954 | Also known as the "Workers' Playtime" | |
United Kingdom | Enfield 8000 | Enfield Automotive Ltd, London | electric motor | 1969-1976 | ||
United Kingdom | Fairthorpe Atom Mark I | Fairthorpe Ltd, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire | BSA 248 cc | 2+2 | 1954-1956 | About fifty produced including three unique vehicles; a convertible, a Wagonette van and a narrowed version |
United Kingdom | Fairthorpe Atom Mark II | Fairthorpe Ltd, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire | BSA 348 cc | 2+2 | 1954-1956 | Model listed in manufacturers literature, but none are believed to have been built. A Mark IIa version with a 322 cc British Anzani engine was also tested |
United Kingdom | Fairthorpe Atom Mark III | Fairthorpe Ltd, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire | BSA 646 cc | 2+2 | 1954-1956 | Only one car is said to have been built |
United Kingdom | Fairthorpe Atomata | Fairthorpe Ltd, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire | BSA 646 cc | 1957-1958 | ||
United Kingdom | Meadows Frisky | Henry Meadows (Vehicles) Ltd, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | 2 | 1957 | Prototype with gull-wing doors | |
United Kingdom | Frisky Sport | Henry Meadows (Vehicles) Ltd, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | Villiers 324 cc | 2 | 1957-1964 | |
United Kingdom | Frisky Coupé | Henry Meadows (Vehicles) Ltd, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | Villiers 324 cc | 2 | 1957-1964 | |
United Kingdom | Frisky Sprint | Frisky Cars Ltd, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | Excelsior 492 cc | 2 | 1958 | Prototype, eventually produced as the Lightburn Zeta Sports |
United Kingdom | Frisky Family Three | Henry Meadows (Vehicles) Ltd, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | Excelsior 246 cc or Villiers 197 cc | 2 | 1958-1964 | |
United Kingdom | Frisky Prince | Henry Meadows (Vehicles) Ltd, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | Excelsior 328 cc or Villiers 324 cc | 4 | 1959-1964 | |
United Kingdom | Gill Getabout | |||||
United Kingdom | Isetta | Assembled in Brighton under license from BMW. | ||||
United Kingdom | JARC 'Little Horse' | JARC Motors Ltd, Isleworth | Excelsior 250 cc | 2 | 1955 | See also Astra Utility |
United Kingdom | Opperman | 1956-1959 | ||||
United Kingdom | Peel | (Made on the Isle of Man) | ||||
United Kingdom | Peel P50 | |||||
United Kingdom | Peel Trident | |||||
United Kingdom | Power-Drive | |||||
United Kingdom | Reliant Robin | |||||
United Kingdom | Rodley | 1954-1955 | ||||
United Kingdom | Russon | 1951-1952 | ||||
United Kingdom | Scootacar | Hunslet | 1957-1965 | Made in Leeds | ||
United Kingdom | Sinclair C5 | 1985 | ||||
United Kingdom | Tourette | Progress Supreme Co Ltd, Purley, London | Villiers197 cc | 2 | 1956-1958 | |
United Kingdom | Trojan | (Licence built version of the Heinkel) | ||||
United Kingdom | QPod | Unique Motor Company | ||||
USA | Airway | T.P. Hall Engineering Co, San Diego | Onan 10hp | 3 | 1949-1950 | |
USA | Airscoot | Aircraft Products, Wichita, Kansas | 2.6 hp | 1947 | ||
USA | American Buckboard | American Buckboard Corporation, Los Angeles | 1955-1956 | Simple, open car, a revival of the 5-wheel Briggs & Stratton Flyer. Also sold as the Bearcat | ||
USA | Auto Cub | Randall Products, Hampton, New Hampshire | Briggs & Stratton 1.6 kW| | 1 | 1956 | "looked like a horribly cheap DIY kit" |
USA | Daytona | Randall Products, Hampton, New Hampshire | Briggs & Stratton 2 kW| | 1956 | ||
USA | Autoette | Autoette Electric Car Co, Long Beach, California | electric motor | 1948-1970 | Believed to be the first golf cart, the Autoette appeared in a large variety of configurations from a single seat invalid carriage to a 4 seat factory runabout, all with tiller steering and some of which were road legal. Convertible roofs were available on some models | |
USA | Banner Boy Buckboard | Banner Welder Inc, Milwaukee | Briggs & Stratton 2.75 kW| | 1958 | Simple, open car similar to the Shawmobile and Briggs & Stratton Flyer | |
USA | Basson's Star | Basson's Industries Corp, Bronx, NY | ILO | 1956 | Prototype fiberglass 3-wheeled light delivery van | |
USA | Bearcat | American Buckboard Corporation, Los Angeles | 1955-1956 | Simple, open car, a revival of the 5-wheel Briggs & Stratton Flyer. Also sold as the American Buckboard | ||
USA | Brogan | B and B Speciality Co, Rossmoyne, Ohio | 2 | 1946-1948 | ||
USA | Buckaroo | Cleveland, Ohio | 1957 | Small car with air-cooled engine, priced at $400 and capable of 18mph | ||
USA | Buckboard Model 60 | McDonough Power Equipment Co, McDonough, Georgia | 2 | 1960 | ||
USA | CitiCar | Sebring Vanguard Inc, Sebring, Florida | electric motor 3.5 kW| | 2 | 1972-1978 | From 1979, made by Commuter Vehicles Inc as the Commuta-Car |
USA | Colt | Colt Motors Co, Boston, Massachusetts | Wisconsin, 377 cc | 2 | 1958 | |
USA | Comet | General Development Co, Ridgewood, Queens | 1946-1948 | |||
USA | Commuta-Car | Commuter Vehicles Inc, Sebring, Florida | 1979- | See also CitiCar | ||
USA | Sparrow | Corbin Motors Inc, Hollister, California | electric motor | 1 | 1999-2003 | |
USA | Crofton | Crofton Marine Engine Co, San Diego, California | 1959-1961 | |||
USA | Crosley | Crosley Motors Inc, Marion, Indiana | 1939-1952 | |||
USA | Delcar | American Motors Incorporated, Troy, New York | 1 | 1947-1949 | Initially built as a delivery van, later one or more six seater station wagons were produced on the same chassis | |
USA | Diehlmobile | H.L. Diehl Co, Willington, Connecticut | Briggs & Stratton 3 kW| | 2 | 1962-1964 | A folding three wheeled 'spare car' that could fit in a car boot |
USA | Electra-King | B & Z Electric Car Co, Long Beach,California | electric motor | 2 | 1961-1983 | Both 3 and 4 wheeled versions were available |
USA | Electric Shopper | Electric Shopper, Long Beach,California | electric motor | 2 | 1964-1983 | |
USA | Electro Master | Nepa Mfg Co, Pasadena, California | electric motor 2 kW| | 1962-1983 | ||
USA | Eshelman 3 HP Adult's Sport Car | The Cheston L Eshelman Co, Baltimore, Maryland | Briggs & Stratton 3 kW| | 1 | 1955 | |
USA | Eshelman 6 HP Adult's Sport Car | The Cheston L Eshelman Co, Baltimore, Maryland | Briggs & Stratton 3 kW| | 2 | 1955-1956 | |
USA | Eshelman Deluxe Sportabout | Eshelman Motors Corp | Briggs & Stratton 3 kW| | 2 | 1957-1958 | |
USA | Eshelman Deluxe Sportabout Model 902 ¼ Ton Utility Truck | Eshelman Motors Corp, Baltimore, Maryland | Briggs & Stratton 18 kW| | 3 | 1958 | |
USA | Eshelman Deluxe Sportabout Model 903 Passenger Car | Eshelman Motors Corp, Baltimore, Maryland | Briggs & Stratton 18 kW3 | 1958 | ||
USA | Free-Way | H-M-Vehicles, Inc., Burnsville, Minnesota | Tecumseh 16kW1 | 1979 - 1982 | Designed as a high efficiency single seat commuter car, they can exceed 65mph and were sold with a 100mpg guarantee. About 700 were made | |
USA | Hoppenstand | 1949-1950 | ||||
USA | Hummingbird | 1946 | ||||
USA | Imp | 1949-1951 | ||||
USA | Kapi | |||||
USA | King Midget | 1947-1970 | ||||
USA | Knudson | 1948 | ||||
USA | Marketeer | 1954 | ||||
USA | Marketour | 1964 | ||||
USA | Markette | 1967 | ||||
USA | Martin | 1948-1950 | ||||
USA | Minicar | 1969 | ||||
USA | Motorette | 1946-1948 | ||||
USA | Multiplex | 1952-1954 | ||||
USA | Nu-Klea | 1959-1960 | ||||
USA | Playboy | 1947-1951 | ||||
USA | Publix | 1947-1948 | ||||
USA | Pup | 1948-1949 | ||||
USA | Rocket | 1948 | ||||
USA | Saviano | 1960 | ||||
USA | Scootmobile | 1946-1948 | ||||
USA | Seagrave | 1960 | ||||
USA | Skorpion | 1952-1954 | ||||
USA | Squire | 1971-1975 | ||||
USA | Streco Turnpike Cruiser | 1958-1985 | ||||
USA | Stuart | 1961 | ||||
USA | Sundancer | 1974 | ||||
USA | Super Kar | 1946 | ||||
USA | Taylor-Dunn | 1949-1966 | ||||
USA | Thrif-T | 1947-1955 | ||||
USA | Towne Shopper | 1948 | ||||
USA | Tri-Car | 1955 | ||||
USA | Triplex Lightning | 1954-1955 | ||||
USA | U.S. Mark II | 1956 | ||||
USA | Westcoaster | 1960 | ||||
USA | Zoe Little Giant | |||||
USA | Zoe Zipper | |||||
USSR | GAZ 18 | GAZ, Gorky | 500 cc | 1958 | Two prototypes built as a design for a potential invalid carriage. One survives in the factory museum. | |
USSR | SZ cycle-car |