While Europeans got themselves some fantastic bubble cars after the war, the Japanese did something very similar with the introduction of the kei car category. The difference is that while the old continent switched to Mini's and Golfs pretty soon after things got back to normal, the Japanese kept their superminis…

Fender benders are an unpleasant reality of motor vehicle operation. Sometimes, when the damage goes deep enough, it can render your car unusable. But even though some crash damage can't be fixed without major repairs — or at all — some can be fixed using a bit of good old fashioned ingenuity.

This is the Daihatsu FC "Sho Case" concept, a light-weight, zero-emissions work vehicle of the future that just happens to house a large-screen TV. Why would you want to drive an environmentally sensitive mobile home theater? Lots of reasons; or none at all. Your choice.

Dutch hoons do it right - they do it Bad Boys style. This time they got a Daihatsu Charade and it's going down. Hear its three cylinders of fury cry in vain as it flies to its death.

If you ask the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, the greatest milestones in their industry range from the ABS system on the '71 Nissan President to the Subaru Impreza WRX STI... and 238 more.

Tianjin-FAW-Xiali N3 just doesn't have the right ring to it, especially for a car with sporty roof rails. Why not call it "Fool Very Good" and add a sticker of a real sports car to the side?

Like Kei cars? Like Mario Brothers? Combine the two with this T-shirt showing Mario and Luigi using a Daihatsu to take out some of Bowser's blasted red turtles. Kinda brutal isn't it? [Flying Mouse via Reddit]

Official caption: "A cycle-rickshaw driver moved the wreckage of a car to a scrap yard in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri on Tuesday." You've got to be able to do better than that, right?

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How rare is a '92 Rocky? Only 295 made sold in North America!

The Charade's ill-considered name didn't help its North American sales any, but perhaps Daihatsu would have moved more of them off the showroom floor if they'd pushed its glorious racing history over here.