Okay... I have to weigh in... pardon the intentional pun...
My submission: Berkeley. Berkeley cars were produced on a production
line in England and sold via a formal dealership network in the US from
1956-1959. Several hundred were sold.
They weigh in at 650 pounds with the basic 328 engine. (Very early cars
with a 322 were even lighter.) All glass; no chassis or frame. Excelsior
2 stroke engine, fwd. 18hp = 65mph. (Later, uglier cars using 4
stroke Royal Enfield motors would top 100)
I no longer have a US-Spec Berkeley in my stable, but I do have 2
UK-spec 3-wheelers (of about a dozen in the US). Here's one:
http://www.concentric.net/~Wcelliot/Berkeley/
Some other micros are even lighter, but this is the lightest one that
was widely sold and distributed in the US.
Bill Elliott
Lake Barrington, IL
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