BZ's BMW Isetta 300's

Friday, November 19, 2010

10 Guys 1 Isetta

Photo Credit - George Rogers

These photos were taken in 1960 in Ontario, Canada. The guys in these photos look like they're having a lot of fun, but I sure feel sorry for this poor Brighton built Isetta. It couldn't have been much more than 3 years old in these photos. For the full story and more photos visit:

http://hotrodsandjalopies.blogspot.com

British Isetta Brochures

Under license from BMW, Isetta of Great Britain began producing Isettas (the sliding-window variety) at Brighton in 1957 with selected British parts. The Isetta was initially not popular in Great Britain until a three-wheeled version was introduced. The three-wheeled version was taxed at a much lower rate than the four-wheeled version. Isetta of Great Britain continued to produce four-wheeled Isettas, but only for export to Canada, New Zealand, and Australia

I've never seen any reference to Isetta's without a clutch pedal until I came across this Smiths Selectroshift brochure. I'd be interested to know if anybody drives one of these British Selectroshift Isetta's.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Preis Liste 1956

German price list for the 1957 models

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Score!

It doesn't happen often, but on rare occasions I've had awesome Isetta parts scores on ebay. I picked up this pair of NOS fuel petcocks for under 20.00 with shipping. Obviously the seller had incorrectly listed these, but I was lucky enough to stumble across them, and pick them up for his minimum bid amount. SCORE!!!

The same seller as the petcocks had also incorrectly listed this pair of pistons which I also picked up for under 20.00 with shipping. SCORE!!!

Another awesome score was this pair of NOS Hella old style headlights complete with new bulbs. These were correctly listed, and I was expecting them to sell for at least 3-4 times what I paid for them. I was stunned what I got them for when the auction ended. SCORE!!!

Or how about a box of Bosch W7AC's for $10.00. SCORE!!!

I also picked up a Bosch NOS regulator awhile back for a much better price than I see used or reconditioned ones selling for. I really needed one of these. SCORE!!!