582cc OHV flat-twin engine Twin carburetors 26bhp at 5,500rpm Four-speed all-synchromesh manual transmission Independent front suspension with coil springs, rear semi-trailing arm coil spring suspension Four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes -Four owners from new -Rarely seen, more practical version of the Isetta -Four owners from new -Restored in 2002 The 600 The Iso Isetta, which BMW built under license from 1955 to 1962, help forge a new market segment for microcars that were instrumental in getting Europe back on wheels.

Designed by a company that made refrigerators, and looking like one itself, the little Isetta proved to be a sales success for the brief period when microcars were in vogue.

With only two seats, the Isetta's market was limited and BMW needed something larger.

Management had already committed to making an entirely new model—the 700—and resourced were limited, so the decision was made to create a lengthened Isetta as a placeholder until the new 700 would come out in 195...