1957 BMW isetta 300 1 Door Coupe single speed transmission

Make:	BMW
Model:	Other
Year:	1957
Vehicle Title:	Clean
Item location:	Norwalk, California, United States

1957 BMW Other Additional Info:

The origins of the Isetta began with the Italian firm Iso SpA who in the early 1950s were building refrigerators, motor scooters, and small three-wheeled trucks.BMW took notice of this microcar and began talks soon after in mid-1954 and bought not just a license to manufacture but the complete Isetta body tooling as well. The first BMW Isetta came to life in April 1955 and was the world's first mass produced car to achieve a fuel consumption of 78 MPG. 1956 was the first full year of production and BMW sold 22,000 Isettas, and as the microcar caught on with popularity, BMW saw the opportunity to improve upon its design. The engine was upgraded to a 298-cc four-stroke single cylinder capable of 13hp and 50 mpg at 50 mph. BMW continued their design improvements in late-1956 and the Isetta saw its bubble windows replaced with longer, sliding side windows to help reduce the fishbowl effect of sun shining on the windows. By 1962, BMW had built 161,728 Isettas making it the top-selling, single-cylinder vehicle in the world.
ISETTA IS NOT RUNNING HAS A CLEAN TITLEMileage unkown