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$39,900
1957 BMW Isetta
Price:
$39,900
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Summary:
Used 1957 BMW Isetta
Location:
Springfield, OH
Description:
1957 BMW Isetta 300 Nut and Bolt Restoration! A Fine Piece ofJewelry! Runs and Drives Fantastic! Teal over a Black PlaidInterior with a Black rollback sunroof, White roof and White nosestripe. 298cc air-cooled, single-cylinder engine with a 4-speed.This 1957 BMW Isetta 300 received a professional, comprehensivenut-and-bolt restoration and a modern black California licenseplate reading, "G8DESGN." It rolls on four 10-inch cream-coloredsteel wheels with polished BMW hubcaps and Blackwall tires. Theinterior is fitted with a black leather bench seat with black andwhite plaid inserts, black floor matting, a teal-coloredthree-spoke steering wheel, a heater, sliding side windows andreverse-sweep 60 MPH VDO speedometer. The body features the famousfront-opening door, which is equipped with vents and dualwindshield wipers. Fitted with chrome bumpers and overriders, achrome driver's sideview mirror and twin side-mounted headlights,this Isetta presents very well. The Isothermos company, producingsmall, electric heaters and coolers, was located in Bolzaneto onthe outskirts of Genoa, Italy. Renzo Rivolta, an engineer, boughtthe company in 1939, renaming it Iso and moving it to Bresso aftera bombing raid destroyed the offices. With Europe in ruins at theend of World War II, Renzo focused the company on the production ofmotorbikes, specifically the Isoscooter, which competed with Vespaand Lambretta, allowing Italians inexpensive transportation. But inthe early 1950s, Iso engineers Ermenegildo Preti and PierluigiRaggi designed a diminutive, egg-shaped car powered by a motorcycleengine and called it Isetta. The concept was brilliant, filling thevoid between a motorcycle and the Fiat Topolino, Italy's mostaffordable car. Introduced at the Turin Auto Show in 1953, theIsetta captured a lot of attention from both the press and publicalike, as it was unlike anything ever before seen. Truth be told,for inexpensive, city transportation, the Isetta was remarkablyrevolutionary. Iso created a licensing program for othermanufacturers to produce them in their home countries, and BMW wasby far the most influential. While the basic look remained verymuch Isetta, BMW employed its own engines and largely re-engineeredthe car so that it was very much a BMW and less of an Isetta. Bythe time production ceased in 1962, over 160,000 had been built. WeKNOW our cars because We OWN our cars! Call today for moreinformation! Financing and Door to Door Delivery Available, We taketrades! Call Today! Now Accepting ALL Trades... Of Course We PreferCorvettes and Classics, What Do You Have?
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