BMW Isetta (Unknown) — every.autos

Background

The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar initially manufactured in 1953 by the Italian firm Iso SpA, and subsequently built under license in a number of different countries, including Argentina, Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The name Isetta is the Italian diminutive form of Iso, meaning "little Iso". Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name also given to other similar vehicles.

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Specification

Produced: 161,728 units
Engine: Single-cylinder, four-stroke, motorcycle-derived; 247cc (Isetta 250) enlarged to 298cc (Isetta 300)
Power: 13 hp
Weight: 353 kg
Dimensions: 2,285 × 1,380 × 1,340 mm

Notes

Licensed, re-engineered version of the Italian Iso Isetta 'bubble car'. Its strong sales are widely credited with keeping BMW solvent during its late-1950s near-bankruptcy, funding development of the 'Neue Klasse' models.

Sources

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