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BMW ISETTA

Sale price: $20,762.00 make an offer

Car location: Calabasas, California, United States

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1957
Mileage:
18,888
Engine:
300cc
Trim:
1 door
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BMW ISETTA for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.15) based on 270 votes
This is a great example of a rare 1957 BMW Isetta 300.  The car that saved BMW.
This beauty will be a great addition to anybody's collection. Been in my personal collection on display and ridden less than 20 miles a year since purchase.  
Last time it was offered for sale. was in August 2006. It sold for $29700. 00 at Sport and Classic Car Auto Auction in Monterey California. Since then BMW ISETTA's have been selling in the mid 30K's - 40K's. nbsp;
Car runs and drives really nice.  Recent paint chip repaired.  New canvas top.  
Don't miss this opportunity of a great investment.

And YES. framed Isetta ads as well as a few brochures come with the car.  
A LITTLE HISTORY ON THESE BEAUTIES:

The egg-shaped Isetta can be said to be the very best microcar of its time. Certainly it is the archetypal "bubble car". and is today recognized and loved worldwide.

The car's origins were in Milan. Italy at the scooter and refrigerator company of Iso SpA. run by Renzo Rivolta. Called Isetta. or "little Iso". the car was a startling. totally unconventional design that caused a furor at its introduction in Turin in November 1953. From this influential debut grew a number of licensed branches worldwide. the main one being BMW in Germany.

It was seen by BMW as filling a gap between their motorcycle range and the luxury 501 models. The car was redesigned to take the 250cc 4-stroke engine from the R-25 motorcycle. and the front suspension was changed. The finished car was announced in April 1955 and went into production shortly after. The quirky little Motocoupe as it was called by BMW. became the dream of the workingman. and by November 1955. ten thousand had been built. In February 1956. came a 300cc motor. In September of that year the redesigned "sliding-window" model made its debut. looking altogether more harmonious. 22. 43 examples of the "egg" rolled off the line in this. its biggest year ever.


In 1956. the government of the Federal Republic of Germany changed the regulations for motor vehicles. Class IV licences issued from that time onward could only be used to operate small motorcycles and could no longer be used to operate motor vehicles with a capacity of less than 250 cc. At the same time. the maximum capacity allowed for the Isetta's tax category was 300 cc. Class IV licences issued before the change in the regulations were grandfathered and allowed to be used as before.  This change in regulations encouraged BMW to revise their Isetta microcars. In October 1956. the Isetta Moto Coupe DeLuxe (sliding-window Isetta) was introduced. The bubble windows were replaced by longer. sliding side windows. The engineers had enlarged the single cylinder to a 72 mm (2. 8 in) bore and 73 mm (2. 9 in) stroke. which gave a displacement of exactly 298 cc; at the same time. they raised the compression ratio from 6. 8 to 7. 0:1. As a result. the engine power output rose to 10 kW (13 hp) at 5200 rpm. and the torque rose to 18. 4 N·m (13. 6 ft·lbf) at 4600 rpm. The maximum speed remained at 85 km/h (53 mph). yet there was a marked increase in flexibility. chiefly noticeable on gradients.

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