Australian perspective
Well I always loved ridiculous little cars, still do.
we had an NSU Prinz briefly when i was a kid, they were assembled here but quite unusual. I adored it and was sad to see it go.
Other tiny cars that took my fancy included Hillman Imp, Mini (real ones, not the bloated BMW Minis); Renault 4. I always liked the look and technology of the Daf cars, though they weren't sold here.
I was also into the BMC Austin/Morris front wheel drive, Hydrolastic suspended cars. My first car was an Austin 1800, it cost me $50 to buy and about $300 to get it roadworthy.
Although they were a big car, I loved the Leyland P76 too. It was such a step forward for Aussie family size cars. Parts of the styling were clumsy and fussy but the overall wedge shape is great. I had one and really liked it. My mum got a new car and she gave me her old one, a Renault 12, as I was a uni student at the time, so I passed the P76 to my Dad and his ancient Ford Falcon was traded in on the new car. The P76 proved bulletproof under Dad's ownership - he was always hard on cars. The Renault 12 was great but didn't last long - I stopped at an intersection and a bus behind me kept going into the back of the poor little Renault.
the Mazda above is in Australia by the way. The car behind it is a Holden Torana, a GM smaller car based on the UK Vauxhall Viva of about 1970, with a longer bonnet to accommodate a 2.2 or 2.6 litre, 6 cylinder engine. Very nose-heavy handling. It may be slightly related to the Opel Kadett that was briefly sold in USA in late 60s or early 70s?
https://www.shannons.com.au/club/news/nsu-prinz-germanys-gutsy-miniature-masterpiece/