Does the minica exists?!

**falken** · April 18th, 2009 01:29 PM

I saw one still running in Cebu last month.

**flakez** · April 18th, 2009 01:31 PM

my aunt used to own one, naiwan lang sa garage. napabayaan na hanggang sa mabulok. binenta na lang ng 3k. hahahaha. around 1996 ata un. hahaha.

**delete250** · April 18th, 2009 11:52 PM

naging taxi din yan sa iligan city.7 or 10 pesos lang pamasahi.walang meter pa. 1 piso pa pamasahe sa jeep at that time.

**Gerbo** · April 19th, 2009 12:12 AM

To the TS:

It very well exist. Had a classmate back in 1980s who won a raffle with this car as the top prize.

It look similar to this but orange lang kulay.

**Memphis Raines** · April 19th, 2009 12:29 AM

Cebu City was littered with this baby during the 1980's as taxis as well as for personal use.

I still can't forget the sound it makes, similar to a lawnmower

Nice photos!

**ronw123w124** · April 19th, 2009 12:49 AM

I remember seeing it back when I was a kid during the early 80's.

**ooba99** · April 19th, 2009 03:44 AM

The Minica was a hit in the late 70s here in the Philippines, or at least in Metro Manila. It is a very fuel efficient car as I remember with its 600cc engine. I used to drive one that was owned by my best friend who is so lazy to drive. It was our service to and from school way back in the late 70s. People would laugh at us because, imagine, two 200 pounders riding this teeny-weeny car in the streets of QC and Manila.

As a proof to its fame, a tongue-twister which includes the car name came out and soon became a contest in a lunch time TV show (can't remember anymore). The tongue-twister goes this way: "Minekaniko ni Monico ang Minica ni Monica" (translated in English: Monico fixed the Minica of Monica). Anybody remembers? Oy, magsilabasan ang mga seniors dyan, hehehe.

A joke also came out, i.e. the Minica should be banned from the streets of Metro Manila because it causes big traffic snarls whenever its tire get stuck to a chewing gum on the paved metro roads.

Looking back and reminiscing, its size really is a joke. Para syang toy car talaga, hahaha.:hysterical:

**testament11** · April 19th, 2009 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by delete250

naging taxi din yan sa iligan city.7 or 10 pesos lang pamasahi.walang meter pa. 1 piso pa pamasahe sa jeep at that time.

oo! first time ko umuwi ng iligan, enjoy ako sa minica sumakay. that was way back 1992

**Newcomer123** · April 19th, 2009 10:39 AM

Gov. Vilma Santos had a film back in the 70's, "Go Go Minica!" ata ang title.

That car can scale the side of a Makati skyscraper to escape the bad guys!

**RaGz** · April 19th, 2009 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by ooba99

The Minica was a hit in the late 70s here in the Philippines, or at least in Metro Manila. It is a very fuel efficient car as I remember with its 600cc engine. I used to drive one that was owned by my best friend who is so lazy to drive. It was our service to and from school way back in the late 70s. People would laugh at us because, imagine, two 200 pounders riding this teeny-weeny car in the streets of QC and Manila.

As a proof to its fame, a tongue-twister which includes the car name came out and soon became a contest in a lunch time TV show (can't remember anymore). The tongue-twister goes this way: "Minekaniko ni Monico ang Minica ni Monica" (translated in English: Monico fixed the Minica of Monica). Anybody remembers? Oy, magsilabasan ang mga seniors dyan, hehehe.

A joke also came out, i.e. the Minica should be banned from the streets of Metro Manila because it causes big traffic snarls whenever its tire get stuck to a chewing gum on the paved metro roads.

Looking back and reminiscing, its size really is a joke. Para syang toy car talaga, hahaha.:hysterical:

ser ooba,i think the right phrase was.."Minimekaniko ni Monico ang Makina ng Minica ni Monica"!

tuwang tuwa din ako sa car na ito coz i remember driving this tiny car sa fiesta ng Tatay rizal way back in the early 80"s.we were the only vehicle criss-crossing around the narrow streets of tatay!