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I thought I was going to go to a “small” car exhibit in Rome but it turned out to be a lot “bigger” than I expected, not so much in size but in thought. The free exhibit was showcasing the Bubble Cars of the 1950’s, a phenomena particular to Europe after WWII.
So, I thought I was going to see a lot of stylish, antique, mini cars, which there were plenty present (around 30) but more so it turned out being for me a philosophical, cultural, historical event.
It was extremely interesting for me to see the freedom of styles, expressions (even statements) of individualism and reaction to fascism (architecture and politics) in the Bubble Cars of the ‘50’s, once again unique to Europe.
In the US, we are a society infatuated with our vehicles from the beginning of their creation. We love our cars (as you can tell from my bio journal) but there has never really been a market for tiny, inner-city cars.
I’ve never seen cars like the Bubble Cars before except in a children’s book that I had growing up (and even in the book they were drawn, not photographed, giving the impression that they were merely ‘futuristic’). The Bubble Cars were real cars in their day and were definitely before their time as witnessed by the ‘Smart’ cars all over European cities today. They seem smart for Europe. I don’t know if the US will find them intelligent.
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