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The BMW 600 is a four-seater microcar produced by the German automaker BMW from mid-1957 until November 1959. Partially based on the BMW Isetta single-seater, it was BMW's first postwar four-seater economy car. It was not a sales success, but it began the design process for its more successful successor, the BMW 700.
BMW 600, the largest BMW bubble car. 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.
English: 1958 BMW 600 in White over Red for sale at the Bonham's Auction which formed part of the 2023 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. This sold at Greenwich in 2019 for $33,351, this time it went for $30,240.
A "600" 4 seat version of the Isetta, with the "fridge" front door and one side door and a 600 cc air cooled horizontal twin motorcycle engine, was a sales flop. This led to a "proper car" styled by Micholetti based on the 600 was developed but consumed all available fund leading to very limited production in 1959.
BMW Isetta. Iso/BMW/VELAM/Romi Isetta: 1953–1961 161,728 in all variations [123] Four-seat sports car First 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang: Ford Mustang: 1964–present 10,000,000 in six generations up to 2018. [124] Two-seat coupe Sports car: Nissan Z-car: 1969–1999 2003–present 1,535,000 in five generations up to 2005. [125] Two-seat convertible ...
BMW M models of X Series and Z Series models typically just have the model name "M" (e.g. X6 M, Z4 M). "M Performance" models have the letter "M" inserted after the series, followed by the rest of the naming convention for the non-M models (e.g. X6 M50d). BMW M logo, used as a badge on M models
The Isetta was not a great success in Italy. Therefore, Renzo Rivolta decided to license the project abroad. The result was the VELAM Isetta for the French market and the Romi Isetta for the Brazilian and South American markets in general, and then the BMW Isetta. The Bavarian company was far from being a healthy company due to an unfavorable ...
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