Vehicle Description
The vehicle shown is located at our Zonhoven, Belgium facility and
priced at 28800 Euros. Car Cave is an international company with
locations and staff in both Europe and the United States. Car Cave
has extensive experience moving vehicles domestically and
internationally. For an additional cost we can handle the entire
import process for the buyer. Our insurance policy is specifically
underwritten to allow vehicles in transport to be fully insured
from storage at our overseas showroom until arriving at our Aiken,
SC facility. A full no hassle white glove delivery can be arranged
all the way to your front door with a South Carolina title. We
handle coordinating the full import process including duties, CBP
filing, insurance, bond, ocean transport, inland transport,
storage, EPA documentation, NHSTA documentation, declarations, port
coordination, and title.The BMW Isetta is today a highly
sought-after classic car. The microcar from Munich had combined an
intelligent concept with the elegance of simplicity, representing a
truly futuristic car for its time. Because of its egg shape and
bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name also
given to other similar vehicles.Initially manufactured by the
Italian firm Iso SpA, the name Isetta is the Italian diminutive
form of Iso, meaning 'little Iso'. BMW decided to deviate from its
Italian ancestor: the original had only three, while the German
version left the factory with four wheels. With 10,000 examples
sold in the first year alone, Isetta initially won the hearts of
Germans, and then spread like wildfire to other countries and in
eight years a total of 161,728 units were sold. To this day, it is
one of the best-selling single-cylinder cars in the world. In 1962
the era of small bubble cars came to an end. Widespread prosperity
was growing and the market had begun to demand more valuable
cars.Our BMW Isetta is the 250 model and is finished in the classy
shade of Cortina Grau. She was purchased in Italy. We have had some
Isetta's in the past and we love having them around because they
offer a unique driving experience and look adorable. This example
is an older restoration and still showing a very nice quality. She
was repainted in her original colour and still presents well with a
healthy body.Inside you will find an interior that not only looks
period correct but also smells like it. And that is not a bad
thing, on the contrary. Her seat has been recovered during her
restoration in a plaid cloth, which looks amazing. As for the other
interior details, we believe that they are mostly original. Which
we love to see, as it can only be original once.Driving her is the
best part. With only 12 bhp you can't expect to win any drag races,
but that is not the point. She is a great car to drive around town
and the countryside on a lovely summer's day with your partner.
With her unique driving position and lively 1 cylinder engine, she
will put a smile on your face at every occasion. Mechanically she
is ready for many more fun miles as this was taken care of during
her restoration. Her engine runs great and her gearbox is a smooth
shifting example. Her brakes were overhauled by the previous owner,
meaning that you won't have to worry about stopping. We have given
her our seal of approval after changing the points, fuel tap, spark
plug and windscreen wiper meaning this Isetta is ready for her next
chapter with a new owner!
