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Consumers are seeing gas guzzling autos with dirty air because of congested highways. This can improve a lot still although it has already improved a lot. Change is always costly with the options available. There is an answer from our past that might help us out. The King Midget, an American car made from 1946 to 1970, is as small as its name but boasts big mpg numbers.

It is likely that it 'will be the future kings of the road'

AutoWeek interviewed Dick Messer, director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and found the once forgotten King Midget autos still have quite a following, at least in the eastern United States. Since the car is small and inexpensive, it makes complete sense. For $ 49, you can purchase these kits back in the day with every little thing needed to build it. You can also get it already built. From 6 hp to the 12 hp big block, the engines with one cylinder and two speeds varied. 50 mph might be achieved along with 50 to 70 mpg figures in the King Midget. According to Wikipedia, prices varied in the 1950s from $ 500 to nearly $ 1,000.

When did the King Midget go away?

Safety was a big reason. Production ended in 1970s because there were more strict federal crash requirements. There were only 5,000 cars made. There would be more death and injury with the King Midget because it doesn't absorb shock like common cars do now. But they look fun and get great mileage, do not they?

Want to get a Midget with used car loans?

Click the button below. You have to make sure that they will fund a private party purchase since that's what you'll be getting. If you really want it, you are able to window shop by clicking on the International King Midget Car Club link. Prices appear to vary from around $ 1,000 to various thousand dollars.

Sources

AutoWeek

autoweek.com/article/20100713/CARNEWS/100719968

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Midget

International King Midget Car Club Classifieds

kingmidgetcarclub.org/classifieds.html

Vintage Car Show interview with car collector Barry Hilbert

youtube.com/watch?v=suv1Dyz4HWo