BUBBLE CAR Definition & Meaning

bubble car

noun

a two-seat, three-wheeled vehicle with a transparent bubbletop.

bubble car

noun

(in Britain, formerly) a small car, often having three wheels, with a transparent bubble-shaped top

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Origin of bubble car¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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Isetta bubble car, this time with four wheels, not three.

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You’re unlikely to forget the 1958 VW “Bubble Car,” a one-door coupe opening from the front, steering wheel and all.

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This electric two-seater bears more than a passing resemblance to the Italian-designed Iso Isetta “bubble car” manufactured by BMW and others.

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She is a Conservative county councillor who runs Boston's bubble car museum, a curious collection of charming vehicles made by firms such as the very English Bond and Frisky, and the very German Messerschmitt and Heinkel.

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The self-driving bubble car developed by Waymo, part of Google's parent firm Alphabet, is to be phased out, the firm has announced.

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