Initially, we wanted to tell you that this BMW Isetta 600 has a V8 engine under the bonnet. Then it hit us: the engine of this car doesn’t sit under any kind of bonnet. That’s because its owner is one ...
Think Isetta, and you think BMW. It may be a far cry from the ultimate driving machines on which the Bavarian brand built its reputation, but in the minds of many the two are as inextricably linked as ...
In all of history, there have been very few quicker methods to sever your legs from your body than a BMW Isetta. These days, quite a lot of German cars can rival the big names from Sweden in safety ...
The Isetta is a funny little city car that was produced by BMW from 1955-1962. Based on a model of the same name originally produced by Italian manufacturer Iso, it had a one-cylinder motorcycle ...
It’s hard to imagine that in 1958, a tiny BMW Isetta known as the “bubble car” saved the company. Mercedes-Benz was ready to pounce on the financially strapped BMW, which had done well with its ...
Micro-cars are cute and always put a smile on the faces of those who bump into them. The BMW Isetta checks that box, despite its fridge-like appearance. Its ovoid shape and bubble-like windows sent it ...
For a company best known for its high-end sports and luxury cars, the little Isetta seems remarkably out of place. But the story as to why BMW took over Isetta production in the 1950s is a fascinating ...
It was a red Lamborghini Countach, parked with its scissor doors open to let the sunlight in, what most probably sparked Alex's love for cars. Even though he was less than three years old when he saw ...
Tom Ensign traveled all the way to Massachusetts to claim a broken down 1957 Isetta 300 that had spent 18 years in a barn, being ravaged by squirrels and mice. He spent several years disassembling, ...