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The BMW 600 was intended as an enlarged Isetta with more power and a more conventional four-wheel configuration. BMW Isetta 600, showing hinged steering wheel, next to 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) boy. The front end of the 600 was virtually unchanged, but the 600's wheelbase was stretched to accommodate four seats. A conventional rear axle was added.
A three-wheeler is a vehicle with three wheels. ... Three-wheeled version of the Isetta built in the UK to take advantage of tax and licensing regulations
The British version of the Isetta was built with only one rear wheel, instead of the narrow-tracked pair of wheels in the normal Isetta design, in order to take advantage of the three-wheel vehicle laws in the United Kingdom. There were also indigenous British three-wheeled microcars, including the Peel Trident.
Access to the interior was by an opening front. In order not to infringe Iso Rivolta's patent used on the Isetta, the steering wheel did not hinge outwards with the door to ease passenger access. However, it did feature a reverse gear, unlike some other bubble cars. The fabric sun roof served as an emergency escape hatch should the sole door in ...
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. ... Its three-wheeled bubble car ...
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By 1950, Isothermos was renamed Iso Autoveicoli [2] and was Italy's third largest two-wheel producer, behind Vespa and Lambretta. [1] Rivolta produced home appliances, and Iso scooters, before moving to car production. In 1952 he developed the Isetta microcar (which he described as "half motorcycle and half car") [3] and sold the car in Italy ...
The company register changed to Iso Autoveicoli and in 1953 the Isetta was launched. The Isetta featured a distinctive "egg" shape, and was powered by the engine already fitted on the Isomoto 200, albeit increased to 236 cm 3 with an aluminum cylinder and chromed cane. It was a sort of cabin scooter, with four wheels (the two rear were fixed ...