Long before the Smart hit America, the Bomb had a run of its own
By ED Fales Jr. Posted 04.26.2007 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

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Tiny cars are nothing new. Fifty years ago, Europe hoped to entice Americans with a different mini auto. The Bomb was small enough to fit under some trucks but got an impressive 100 miles per gallon.

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