Editing Microcar (section)

=== History ===
Microcars originated in the years following [[World War II]], when [[motorcycle]]s were commonly used.<ref name="British Microcars">{{cite book |last1=Cameron |first1=Duncan |title=British Microcars, 1947-2002. |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=978-1784422790 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ob9RDwAAQBAJ|date=2018-06-28 }}</ref>{{refpage|page=7}} To provide better weather protection, three-wheeled microcars began increasing in popularity in the United Kingdom, where they could be driven using only a motorcycle licence.<ref name= "microcars at large"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Legal & MOT's |url=http://www.micromaniacsclub.co.uk/legal%20&%20mot's.htm |website=www.micromaniacsclub.co.uk |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref> One of the first microcars was the 1949 [[Bond Minicar#Minicar 1949–51|Bond Minicar]].

Microcars also became popular in Europe. A demand for cheap personal motorised [[transport]] emerged, and their greater [[fuel efficiency]] meant that microcars became even more significant when fuel prices rose, partly due to the [[Suez Crisis|1956 Suez Crisis]].<ref name="rideapart.com" /><ref name="microcarmuseum.com">{{cite web |title=Museum Information |url=http://www.microcarmuseum.com/info.html |website=www.microcarmuseum.com |access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>

The microcar boom lasted until the late 1950s, when larger cars regained popularity.<ref name="microcarmuseum.com"/><ref name="motortrend.com">{{cite web |title=The History of the Microcar at Petersen Automotive Museum |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/the-history-of-the-microcar-at-petersen-automotive-museum-736/ |website=Motor Trend |access-date=19 December 2018 |date=15 June 2007}}</ref> The 1959 introduction of the [[Mini]], which provided greater size and performance at an affordable price, contributed to the decline in popularity of microcars.<ref name= "microcars at large"/> Production of microcars had largely ceased by the end of the 1960s, due to competition from the [[Mini]], [[Citroën 2CV]], [[Fiat 500]] and [[Renault 4]].

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С-1А.jpg|1952–1958 [[SeAZ|SMZ S-1L]]
Messerschmitt Kabinenroller.jpg|1955–1964 [[Messerschmitt KR200]]
BMW Isetta - Bad Wörishofen (2015-08-29 3164 b).jpg|1959–1962 [[BMW Isetta]]
1965 Peel P50, The World's Smallest Car (Lane Motor Museum).jpg|1962–1965 [[Peel P50]]
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