 Of course, Alaska is not Beverly Hills. There are fewer convertibles in Alaska than any other state, and even fewer Smart ForTwos! European’s first arrived in Alaska around 1741. Now, the very first European Smart cars are doing the same. The car with the smiling face is making its mark on the "Last Frontier State" and the car is of course the Smart Fortwo.
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Smart Car News 
The SCOA Northern California Chapter and Smart Car of America hosted their first annual Smart Fortwo event and it was a great day for participants as well as the many spectators. Picturesque San Francisco, California was the setting for the first "Smart Car Rally and Lombard Street Photo Shoot." Smart car admirers from across the US gathered in San Francisco to have an opportunity to be a part of this historical automotive event.
Confucius says Smart's launch into China was quicker than you can say manufacturing plant! It took almost a decade to get the Smart car imported to the U.S. but it may have only taken a Beijing minute, of "Chinese Business Practices" to get the ball or should we say Smart car rolling into China.
We've gotten baskets full of questions asking whether a 6 foot plus person with an average weight of 200 or so pounds can fit comfortably in a Smart car. Well, if the 'Shaq Diesel' can fit we guess the answer is a slam dunk yes.
A Smart Car wins the 3,000-mile Cannonball Run. Inspired by the Erwin G. “Cannonball” Baker and in defiance of the then introduced 55 mph US speed limit, rebellious journalist Brock Yates launched the “Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash”. The Cannonball Run was made into a comedy movie and released in 1981 staring Burt Reynolds.
