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Chassis Num: 500153
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This BMW Isetta 300 sat in Carmel Valley for a number of years as passers-by assumed it was a broken golf car. In the 1990s, a BMW enthusiast and mechanic purchased the car and treated it to a nut-and-bolt restoration. The result was a period-correct vehicle finished in a two-tone paint scheme of red-an-white enamel. It has the original glass, and a full Palomino leather interior. The car includes a sunroof, correct sliding windows, luggage rack, parking brake, and heater/defroster.
The car has a reported top-speed of 75 mph and is one of approximately 1,000 surviving examples in the US. The single-cylinder 298 cc engine produces 13 horsepower and is mated to a four-speed manual transmission with reverse. The total weight of this 60 mile-per-gallon vehicle is 770 lbs.
In 2007 it was brought to the Gooding & Company auction held in Pebble Beach, CA where it was offered without reserve and estimated to sell for $25,000 - $30,000. Those estimates proved accurate as the lot was sold for $28,600 including buyer's premium. | |
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