In the "never should have sold it" category, my dad had a BMW Isetta. Three person bench seat, the whole front end was the door, and the steering wheel pivoted out when you opened the door.
It was left hand drive, but had a gear shift on the left wall, so you shifted left-handed.
The advantage to the setup was that you could shut the door by pulling on the steering wheel.
And thanks for the boat info.
Sounds like stories I've heard of post-WWII surplus. Big bombers and cargo planes were supposedly bought at auction for the gas in their tanks, then scrapped because heck, who needs a brand new B-17?
