Just multiply your speedo number by 6 and take off the last digit. That will get you very close to your speed. 40 kph x 6 = 240, take off the 0, = 24 mph!
When I was a little boy, I had a metal model of the Isetta. The front door was open, and I recall wondering how the steering reconnected after opening the door. I thought it was one of the coolest cars I had seen! Great video, cool cars!
My Dad worked with a guy that had a collection of odd cars. About 50 years ago we were around Grants Pass Oregon on vacation and saw a farmer that had about 50 Isetta's in his yard. My Dad's buddy drove up from L.A. to see them but the farmer would not sell a one. I just learned recently that some Isetta's were made in England.
I had a red/white 58 in excellent condition (Needed a paint job like your's does but no rust). I restored the interior correctly...the gray cardboard panels are what they use now in semi trailers for the walls...cheap and actually correct (Easy to do). Replaced the sunroof which is a chore. Had the engine professionally restored by an IndyCar chief engine tech. Had the wheels sandblasted and repainted correct color and got new tires which are available. Then found a 57 bubble window which I was starting to go to work on but my wife walked out on me and took both of them. I took her to court and she did pay dearly...to the tune of $25,000. It was fun while it lasted. Clean that oil slinger regularly or it will die!
when I first moved to Germany in 1960 my dad was an army officer and we stayed in a small town in a downstairs apartment of a doctor's house... he drove one of these... my father came home in a Renault Dauphin... I was 7... from the 57 Dodge stationwagon with wings and chrome to.. these type cars... my uncle Paul picked us up in Wiesbaden in a 59 VW with a porthole rear window.. dad in front.. Mom, sister and self in the back with luggage.. all of it...;;☆》... that's what did the trick... the sound and fury of a 36 horse VW engine.. redlining
I had a '57 Isetta 300 as my first car. To me it represented freedom. And of course now (at 68 y.o.) I can tell everyone that my first car (at 15 y.o.) was a BMW!
Lol. All this time didn't know my isetta had a reserve. I thought all the way to the right was off. Oopps. Well at least I know if I run out of gas it has a reserve now. Thanks
Mark, you could paint the package tray and you have to do something about the seat upholstery, it looks worn. You could have many cool options with a cloth or pattern.
My motorcycle weighs as much as that Isetta. Wonderful little cars. I would love to have one with a Hayabusa engine. Hunting dogs have one track minds. Our local dog park is on the Puget Sound and sometimes those mutts swim so far out you don't think that any of them will make it back...but the always do.
Do you have any tips on restoring an Isetta? A restored one is too pricey so a restoration might be my only option. How could I approach something like this? Should I start with a shell or a full (but rusty) car? Thanks!
Eh, global warming doesn't really cause warmer or colder days directly. The influence is much more subtle on anything but a macro scale. That aside, I love your car collection.
Sorry to say, you are still a bit unfocused and all over the place, Sir .But having noticed that with your Messerschmitt-procedure, I'm getting used to it and I view it like a theatre play in three acts with a happy ending.
