Bluegrass Festival at Billy Creek Village in Parke County, just east of Rockville, Indiana was great the year we went to it, and we got to see loads of covered bridges that Parke County is known for. JKB

Bluegrass festivals are always great! Great people, too. We always start our Quartzsite visit with the Blythe Bluegrass Festival.

Is that a Beemer Emblem on the front of that little thing?

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Dan & Suzy Z
'81 Euro 28

Danny,

Yep....it's a Beamer.....Sort of....

Isettas started with ISO Mfg, a manufacturer of refrigerators - they built Isettas in Spain & Belgium starting in about '52.....

Mid-'50's, BMW was looking for a niche car to round out their line....bought a mfg. license from ISO. BMW reinvented the wheel, making the car much "better" (Their own engine, etc.), but stilled marketed it as an Isetta. Mfg. Licenses from BMW were bought by others in Brazil, France & Great Britain.
All went the way of the Dodo bird about '62.

My roomate in college had one in the late '60's...I seem to recall he was under it more than he was in it, and I could blow him off the road top-end with my Cushman....

I believe the Isetta originated in Italy. From the company that brought us the Iso Grifo and Rivolta.

They were all over Germany in early sixties. Great for medieval streets and parking. Horribly high taxes were reduced considerably for them and similar, like Messerschmidt, Heinkel, Goggomobil et al. I believe they were taxed as motorcycles and the difficult driving license tests were waived. Lots of GIs brought them back. Our cheap gas and easy parking and driving made them less desirable here. They had weird-feeling steering, and could really scare a passenger on narrow twisting streets.

My fellow soldiers who had them reported few mechanical problems.

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My vote would be for a car that was made during the 30's. If i remember right it was made in 36 or 37 and was called an Arrow. They only made 6 of them, ford powered, rear engine. I know where there is one in Mesa/Gilbert Az. Next time i go there i will try to remember to take the camera along and get a picture of it.

I saw an Isetta on a car show, may have been Car&Driver, that was hot rodded a bit. They added another wheel and repowered it with a Suzuki Hayabusa engine. It might be the world's quickest Isetta.

Bill, I do not know what NADA says, but Dave says the photographer did a great job.

Now Olroy sent me the real deal..what do you thinks this would go for at Christies??