When we bought our Isetta our friends were astonished ! By 1978 bubblecars had long ago disappeared from the conventional scene and had faded from the memory of the population . They were never , ever seen on UK roads - but I remembered them from my teenage years and I wanted one !

First , I convinced Carol that it would be a good idea to have a small , economical second car . Then I convinced her that an older car wouldn't lose its value , and might even appreciate , given time . Then I suggested that a bubblecar would be just right ! She thought I'd flipped . But although apprehensive , she eventually agreed - she was sure I wouldn't find one , anyway . She thought that by this time , in the mid- 70's , they would surely have been scrapped , dismantled , broken , trashed , junked .

In 1979 we took Funky Jimmy to his first ever event - he attracted a lot of attention , particularly from the children - they had never before seen a bubblecar , and were fascinated by the front-opening door . At this event we met some other local enthusiasts , who were restoring a Bond , a Messerschmitt and a Scootacar . We became a band of Microcar enthusiasts , appearing often at North of England events . We continued even after our son Michael was born , and our Isetta has since made many trips abroad , carrying the three of us , plus camping equipment .

Wee Jimmy's first major showing was at the 1992 National Rally in England and I was amazed at the response . I was overwhelmed with requests to produce replicas for other enthusiasts - a Swedish visitor even suggested that we would soon be having races for them , if only I would make more . I had only made our model for my son and myself to enjoy and had not anticipated such demand , but having contemplated the idea for a while I agreed . I refined the model , added more detail , corrected some aspects which I thought warranted attention , and by the following year was able to offer Isetta models ( Wee-settas ) to other enthusiasts .

So what started as an experiment has developed into an interest which has introduced our family to fellow enthusiasts from all over the world . We now have friends throughout Europe and in Scandinavia , USA and Canada , Costa Rica , South America , South Africa , Australia and even Japan .

What does the future hold ? There are several other models of small cars which I would like to make , including those featured on the "What's next?" page . Maybe your favourite will be next !

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