Bubble cars made their brief appearance during the post war period of the 1950s and 1960s. Bubble cars were small in size and very economical for the owner to use. Some of the popular bubble car models were the BMW Isetta 300, the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller KR 200, the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller KR 175, the Peel Trident, the Peel P50 and more. Some of the Messerschmitt bubble cars like the KR175, KR200 and TG500 had aircraft-style bubble shaped hoods and bonnets, thus giving rise to the name bubble cars.
The popularity of Bubble cars gave rise to a number of replica Bubble car toys. These Bubble cars toys were scale models of the real life Bubble cars For example the 49 MHz Bubble Car KG Racer is a remote control toy car. It is, in fact, a mini-racer. It is sold in a plastic box which can later be used to store and safely keep this Bubble toy car. The remote control of this Bubble car can be neatly stored at the base of the plastic box. This KG Racer has a unique Bubble car design and it comes equipped with a fully functional steering wheel which can be used to drive this Bubble toy car.
Model Bubble car toys are usually made from die cast metal and are available in many different sizes. The most popular of these imitate real life Bubble cars. For example, a resin Bubble car model is very popular with children because it is an exact replica of the Messerschmitt TG 200. Another popular Bubble car is the toy replica of the BMW Isetta. This Bubble toy car is a 1:43 scale model of the real car and is only 6 cm long. The Bubble toy cars made to resemble the BMW Isetta were hand made by English craftsmen. These Bubble cars also contained a mix of aluminium and resin and were then given intricate detailing and bright polish. Such Bubble cars were usually made in a standard miniature size of 3 x 2 cm.
Bubble cars made from die cast metal were in fact exact replica toys of popular cars such as the BMW. These Bubble toy cars were manufactured in the 1960s and were available in colours such as beige. The Heinkel Economy Bubble Car by Corgi Toys was also manufactured in several different colour combinations. Popular colour combinations of these Bubble toy cars were metallic blue yellow, red yellow, orange light yellow, and lilac red.
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