SMART

Smart Cars, a tiny, cartoonish-looking two-seater that can nip into the smallest parking spot, are seen stacked in a new glass sales tower in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, September 30, 1998. A conveyor system brings any car from any of the six floors to the ground for inspection by customers. The car, costing some $8,500 depending on the model and options, was developed by Micro Compact Car AG, a joint venture between luxury German car giant Daimler-Benz and the Swiss manufacturer of the Swatch wristwatch, Schweizerische Gesellschaft. The car's debut this week was delayed six months after it flunked the so-called