Isdera was founded in 1982 by the automotive designer, Eberhard Schulz, whose career had begun at Porsche having initially impressed with his hand-built prototype version of the Erator GTE.

While working for Porsche, Schulz continued to develop his own second concept car in his spare time, envisaged to mimic the design of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.

In the early-1970s, Schulz departed Porsche and joined forces with the tuner, Rainer Buchmann, to form B&B GmbH & Co Auto KG, where the pair pioneered development of the attractive CW311.

To generate publicity, the legendary Mercedes-Benz “three-pointed star” was fitted to the grille of the car.

In 1982, Schulz parted ways with B&B to create Isdera, focusing on small-scale production vehicles, design and engineering services.

The manufacturer unveiled the company’s first production model, the Isdera Spyder 033i, later that year.

An exotic and advanced vehicle that was hand-built to order, it was powered by a 1.8-litre four-cylinder Merc...