Bmw isetta

In the early 1950s, the Italian company Iso SpA was manufacturing motor scooters and three-wheeled trucks, amongst other things, and decide that it wanted to offer a small car to be offered to the masses. In 1952, the company released a small car that ran off of a motorcycle engine that had a design unlike...

Isetta Custom Roadster (1952-1962) . The Isetta was first manufacturered by Italian firm Iso, better known for building scooters and…

Tiny homes and small space living is not a new invention! We have found 17 really fun solutions from early 1900! Baby cages attached outside a window Believe it or not: These “baby cages” were used to ensure that babies got enough sunlight. They were marketed to families living in inner-city apartment buildings – without […]

BMW Isetta (1955): "The first bubble car"

When BMW undertook the manufacturing of Renzo Rivolta’s Isetta in 1955, the firm incorporated some changes. The drivetrain was redesigned to use their 247 cubic centimeter four-cycle motorcycle engine. The gearbox output was coupled to a shaft through a rubber universal joint, which led, through another rubber joint, to the chain case. Inside were double drive chains running in oil to the solid rear axle. This arrangement made the whole power unit much quieter and reduced vibration. In fact…

The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name also given to other similar vehicles. In 1955, the BMW Isetta became the world’s first mass-production car to achieve a fuel consumption of 3 L/100 km. It was the top-selling single-cylinder car […]

The adorable heavy quadricycle that looks like a modern Isetta, is back after a complete redesign, starting from €12,500

We'll sneak this post of the 100th anniversary of the first TT Sidecar race just before the end of the year. In 1923 the race attracted 14 entries and was won by Freddie Dixon with passenger Walter Denney. All but one outfit were 600cc, here Harry Reed pushes off his 350 Dot Bradshaw. He finished fifth.