£19,880
1958 BMW Isetta 600
Historics • UK • 17 Jul 2021
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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£19,880
1958 BMW Isetta 600
UK • 17 Jul 2021 • Lot 131
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare BMW 600 microcar from 1957-1959, imported from California. It features a reconditioned 582cc engine and is UK registered, presenting a unique opportunity for collectors. The car requires cosmetic restoration, but its excellent chassis and body, combined with its rarity, make it a potentially valuable project.
Condition
6
The car is described as being in original condition with an excellent chassis and body, suggesting it's well-preserved. It is running and driving with a reconditioned engine but is noted as needing a cosmetic restoration. This places it in a condition where some work is needed to bring it to its full potential, but it's fundamentally sound.
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30,825 miles
137621
LHD
United Kingdom
Manual
125 XVP
1958
Auction
£19,880
1958 BMW Isetta 600
Historics • UK • 17 Jul 2021
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
Track live values and receive listing alerts
Description
The BMW 600 is a four-seater microcar produced by the German automaker from mid-1957 until November 1959.
Partially based on the BMW Isetta two-seater, it was BMW's first post-war, four-seater, economy car and it began the design process for its more successful successor, the BMW 700.
BMW needed to expand its model range, but they did not have the resources to develop an all-new car with an all-new engine.
Therefore, it used the Isetta as starting point for a new four seat economy car.
As a result, the 600 used the front suspension and front door of the Isetta.
The need to carry four people required a longer frame, a different rear suspension and a larger engine.
The rear suspension was an independent semi trailing arm design; this was the first time BMW had used this system and the chassis had a wheelbase of just 1,700 millimetres.
The 600 was powered by the 582cc flat-twin engine from the R67 motorcycle/sidecar combination.
This engine, which delivered 19.5 horsepower was mou...
Price Analysis vs Other Isetta 600s
£6,145
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£24,430
Median Price (Since 2020)
£56,250
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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