Newton Microcar Event

Ranalli also had the pleasure of riding in a Messerschmitt microcar. At left, Jeff Upton (left) of Ottowa, Canada, showed off his 1955 Messerschmitt microcar.
Ranalli also had the pleasure of riding in a Messerschmitt microcar.

At left, Jeff Upton (left) of Ottowa, Canada, showed off his 1955 Messerschmitt microcar.
(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff)