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Old 10-06-2004, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by IBrake4Rainbows
Not quite Zoom. I thought it was the car that could retract it's rear wheels so that it could fit into parking spaces.
Yes, it was.
The front end and interior design cues for the P55 came from the Zoom.
It was cited as being the 4-seat version of the Zoom - just without the zany fold-up rear wheels or the even CRAZIER clothes of the drivers !!!
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Uncanny resemblence to the smart car though.
No debate on that, I'd only brought the earlier designs in to show the styling existed LONG before Swatch discussed a crazy idea with M-B
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