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Man Sells BMW Isetta, Buys It Back by Chance 20 Years Later [w/Video]
It’s hard to believe looking at the current BMW range, but the Isetta was once built and marketed as a BMW. Various companies built the Italian-designed Isetta under license in a number of countries, but to this day, the BMW version remains the best known. Powered by a single-cylinder engine ranging from 250cc and 12hp to 300cc and 13hp, the BMW Isetta was a cute-looking bubble car that had (and still has) a broad fan base. However, it is pretty rare to find the owner of an Isetta who bought the car new and still keeps it running.
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A Brief History Of Mercedes' Famous 500 E W124
Launched back in 1990, 25 years ago, the V8-powered Mercedes-Benz 500 E remains one of the brand's most important models. Though curiously enough, it was built by Porsche. Read more »...
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It Came From A…detroit Junkyard: 1968 Iso Fidia S4
Ask any classic car nut what’s on his or her list of must-have Italian exotics, and chances are there’ll be at least one Iso. The boutique automaker made several notable contributions to the world of motoring, among them the legendary...
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Germany’s Edag Fuldamobil Meets 21st Century Retro Chic
If the Germans ever needed a word for, “three wheeled death trap†chances are that word would be Fuldamobil. It was a strange-looking microcar with seating for two and a face like a fish and built under licence in the UK, Chile, Argentina,...
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Ebay Find: 1981 E23 Bmw 735i Touring Prototype [with Video]
Yep, that’s not a typo: BMW did actually build an E23 735i Touring and it showed it at the 1980 Frankfurt Auto Show to gauge the public’s reaction. Unfortunately (or not), the car didn’t make it into production and was slowly forgotten,...
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Bmw Isetta Rendering Proposal
There has been a lot of talk lately about whether or not BMW will introduce a new brand that will fit right under MINI concentrating on eco-friendly models. While we can’t give you a positive answer to that question, what we can do is to show you...
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