Isetta - Tow Plates

Another useful item I picked up from David Brower (aka Rimspoke) is a set of stainless steel tow plates. They mount between the Isetta's front nerf bars and frame, and provide an anchor for securing your Isetta to a trailer or towing.

I just got my nerf bars back from the chrome shop, so I thought I'd mount the front nerf bars and tow plates to see how it all looked.

I think the chrome turned out real nice. I'll be giving Performance Plating more work in the future.

Isetta - Front Wheel Spacers

Back in the day, bias tires were standard issue on Isetta's. Old style bias tires have a slightly thinner profile than modern radial tires. Replacing an Isetta's bias tires with radial tires creates one small problem. The distance between the tire and the front shock towers is reduced creating a situation where the tire could potentially rub the shock towers.

There is a solution for this. I recently picked up a set of David Brower's (aka Rimspoke) aluminum wheel spacers. They are nicely made, reasonably priced, easy to install, and eliminate the possibility of the tire rubbing the shock towers.

Installing the wheel spacers.

Before and after photos showing the increased clearance between the shock tower and the tire with the spacer installed. If you're running radial tires on your Isetta, Rimspoke's wheel spacers are the way to go.

Iso Isetta Brochure

Chadwick 300 Brochure

In the early 1960's, the American golf cart company Chadwick began buying Isetta 300 chassis and drive trains to be used as the foundation for fiberglass bodied golf carts. My understanding is that not many of these were produced and that they are pretty rare. Isettas may not have been very fast compared to other cars on the road, but I bet Chadwick 300 golf carts were some of the fastest carts on the course.

Isetta Owners Manual