This Isetta looks identical in every way to the one I drove to school, except for the color. I loved driving it! That was back in '71, '72 and '73. It DID have reverse gear. My biggest problem was that the football team thought it was hysterical, and kept leaving it upside down in the center of the boulevard in front of the school each day. Fortunately, it was so light weight I could roll it upright by myself again. In the winter, they would dump it in the middle of the biggest snowbank they could find. But it got 63 miles per gallon of gas, and back then gas cost 25¢ a gallon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta#/media/File:Muenchen_Isetta.jpg this is the bubble car.... you can't necessarily believe everything some someone says about a car they are trying to sell... they don't always know everything.
You are right that there was a BMW bubble car, but it was the earlier model with windows that looked like bubbles and didn't open.... This model is the sliding side glass model. and not the bubble car. sorry. Pat.
hey, i do remember seeing these things around as late as the mid 60 s . the ones build by messerschmidt were more triangular in looks, much like their planes but without the wings. they were just a tad slower though than the Me 109
It reminds me of my Subaru that I bought in the 60's.....used lawnmower oil.....got something like 50 or 60 mpg......fun to drive.....and it was $1,250.00 brand new! I loved it......cheryl
Thx for the info! A colleague of mine drives a Smart car. With big & fast so highly valued, going for the opposite really turns sensibilities on their head.
LinM, It is not a sports car, but it is a mini economy car. You are right it only seats 2, but it is very crowded, because it is very small. It has a very small engine, like a lawn mower engine or small scooter engine. Some of these that were made for England, only had three wheels, but most of them had the four wheels with the rear two closer together. The tires are only about 8". Very cool car. Everyone likes them. Kinda like a Smart car today.
Good job just erotica.!!! I agree with just erotica.....????? 11 seconds???? guest??? I think something is messed up with Jigidi?? you think??? and .... 116891 solves??? that's the most I have ever seen??
this is a nice BMW Isetta thank you for the picture puzzle Guttruck. yes bevpuzzler8, I got the same, because the Model T Ford turned up missing? I guess someone or the owner removed the puzzle for some reason?? And then, maybe even by mistake? No one knows?
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