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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, [1] Spain, [2] Belgium, [3] France, [4] Brazil, [5] Germany, [6] and the United Kingdom. [7] The name Isetta is the Italian diminutive form of Iso ...
Iso Isetta Turismo. In the early 1950s, Renzo Rivolta developed the concept for a car that was halfway between a car and a motorbike, to bridge the gap between the classic motorcycle and the cheapest Italian car of the time, the Fiat Topolino. The idea was to create a motorbike with a body in order to have a vehicle that was equally as ...
BMW Isetta 300 and BMW 600. The sales figures for the 600 did not meet BMW's expectations. During production from August 1957 to 1959, about 35,000 were built. This is attributed in part to competition with more conventional cars, including the Volkswagen Beetle. [5] [6] The Isetta, bubble car image also hampered sales of this larger, more ...
1. BMW Isetta. The BMW Isetta was introduced in 1955, and over 160,000 units were made from 1955 to 1962 —it was the top-selling single-cylinder car in the world.
Isotta Fraschini (Italian pronunciation: [iˈzɔtta fraˈskiːni]) is an Italian luxury car manufacturer, also producing trucks, as well as engines for marine and aviation use. Founded in Milan , Italy, in 1900 by Cesare Isotta and the brothers Vincenzo, Antonio, and Oreste Fraschini, in 1955 it was merged with engine manufacturer Breda Motori ...
VELAM (Véhicule Léger à Moteur, or "light vehicle with motor") was a French automobile manufacturer that made VELAM microcars under the licence of the Isetta from the Italian Iso. Powered by a 236 cc engine, it was capable of speeds in excess of 50 mph (80 km/h). Around 5,000 cars were built between 1955 and 1959.
Production cars Model series Years Vehicle class 3/15: 1927–1932: Economy car 3/20 PS: 1932–1934: Compact car 303: 1933–1937: Compact car 328: 1936–1940: Roadster 326: 1936–1941: Mid-size luxury car 327: 1937–1941: Grand tourer 320: 1937–1938: Mid-size luxury car 321: 1938–1941: Mid-size luxury car 335: 1939–1941: Full-size ...
600 (Isetta 600/BMW 600) 1959-60 700 Glamour/SL : 1960-65 Opel (no name) 1930-42 K 180 [i] 1974-78 Oldsmobile (no name) 1927-42 Pontiac (no name) 1928-42 Marquette (no name) 1929-42 La Salle (no name) 1929-42 Buick (no name) 1929-42 Cadillac (no name) 1929-42 Vauxhall (no name) 1930-42 Goliath Hansa: Goliath 1100 / Hansa 1100: 1960-61 Heinkel ...