7 of The Strangest Cars Ever Designed

From the moment cars were invented, designers have worked hard to make sure cars look good, have all the features they should and go faster. In the beginning aerodynamics were very important so car design was very similar for many brands. As technology has moved forward, it has become possible to experiment with style and get better looking cars. Unfortunately, not all design is instantly cool. Check this list of strange looking cars.

Mercedes-Benz Popemobile
Mercedes-Benz was the official supplier of Pope cars for many years. However, modern reality requires something that can protect such figure as the Pope. The most recent Popemobile is a heavily modified M-Class with a bulletproof glass-surrounded platform. This is the primary vehicle used when the Pope is greeting people. Mercedes-Benz provides other non-public cars for the Pope and his missions.

1956 BMW Isetta
This tiny car is based on Italian-designed bubble car which used to have just 3 wheels and had as little as 9.5 horsepower. As you can see the design is lacking doors so getting in and out of the car was a nightmare. While unusual designs have inspired many car manufacturers to create smaller cars, the last car of this design was produced in 60’s. This car should have made a comeback as parking has become very tight in most of the cities.

1962 Peel P50
This is another tiny car which was the world’s smallest production car. There were only 50 built, with 27 of those still in existence. Recently, the Peel P50 was featured by Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear (later The Grand Tour). The car itself can only fit one person and possibly a bag, it has one wiper, one headlight and one door. It’s something!