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Bayerische Motoren Werk purchased Italian industrialist Renzo Rivolta's Isetta minicar enterprise in 1954. Prior to World War II, BMW had been a manufacturer of motorcycles and sports cars. After the war, they were in precarious circumstances as their Munich factory had been destroyed, and their plant in Eisenach lay in Soviet territory. Car manufacture did not resume until 1952, and it consisted of a single model, the 501. The car was nicknamed the 'Baroque Angel,' for its swoopy line. Unfortunately, sales languished, leaving BMW in need of a lower-priced model. So the company went to the other extreme, acquiring the rights to the small one-door Isetta. The 'bubble car' was given a four-cylinder BMW motorcycle engine, and in the next 15 years, they sold more than 160,000 of them.
The market the vehicle to an even wider audience, the Isetta was enlarged to allow seating for four. It was given a right-side door for the rear seat and a 582 cubic-centimeter flat-twin engine from the R67 motorcycle and mated to a four-speed gearbox. The front suspension was from the Isetta, as was the refrigerator-style front door, and new semi-trailing arm independent suspension was derived for the rear. Between August of 1957 to 1959, around 35,000 examples were built.
This example is a rust-free Colorado car which is powered by its original matching-numbers, and it has had only two owners from new. The car was stored for three decades by a dealer in Longmont, Colorado, and was given a restoration in 20013 at Agger Automotive in Englewood, Colorado. The work was a nut-and-bolt process that included a full mechanical rebuild. Upon completion, the car was painted in white over blue, and it is fitted with a cloth upholstery in two shades of grey.By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2014
The market the vehicle to an even wider audience, the Isetta was enlarged to allow seating for four. It was given a right-side door for the rear seat and a 582 cubic-centimeter flat-twin engine from the R67 motorcycle and mated to a four-speed gearbox. The front suspension was from the Isetta, as was the refrigerator-style front door, and new semi-trailing arm independent suspension was derived for the rear. Between August of 1957 to 1959, around 35,000 examples were built.
This example is a rust-free Colorado car which is powered by its original matching-numbers, and it has had only two owners from new. The car was stored for three decades by a dealer in Longmont, Colorado, and was given a restoration in 20013 at Agger Automotive in Englewood, Colorado. The work was a nut-and-bolt process that included a full mechanical rebuild. Upon completion, the car was painted in white over blue, and it is fitted with a cloth upholstery in two shades of grey.By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2014
2014 RM Auctions - Amelia Island
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $50,000-USD $80,000
Sale Price :
USD $55,000
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the BMW Isetta 600
(Data based on Model Year 1958 sales)
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Limousine Chassis#: 124601 Sold for USD$55,000 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | |
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Sedan Chassis#: 129300 Sold for USD$30,240 2023 Bonhams : The Greenwich Auction | |
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Chassis#: 132907 Sold for USD$67,200 2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction | |
1958 BMW 600 Chassis#: 125582 Sold for USD$44,000 2021 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale | |
1958 BMW 600 'Micro Car' Saloon Sold for USD$52,000 2019 Shannons - Melbourne Spring Classic | |
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Chassis#: 129300 Sold for USD$31,360 2019 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours | |
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Limo Sold for USD$35,200 2016 Russo & Steele : Monterey | |
1958 BMW 600 Chassis#: 122850 Sold for USD$24,750 2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona | |
1958 BMW ISETTA 600 Chassis#: 124770 Sold for USD$37,400 2015 Bonhams Amelia Island Auction | |
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Limo Sold for USD$39,600 2014 Worldwide Auctions - Auburn | |
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Limo Chassis#: BMW124479 Sold for USD$39,600 2014 The 7th Annual Auburn Auction | |
1958 BMW 600 Chassis#: 129296 Sold for USD$55,000 2014 RM Auctions - Amelia Island | |
1958 BMW ISETTA 600 MORETTI Sold for USD$58,237 2013 Artcurial Motorcars - Monaco 2013 | |
1958 BMW 600 Chassis#: 128221 Sold for USD$24,776 2013 H & H - Imperial War Museum, Duxford | |
1958 BMW 600 Chassis#: 34318 Sold for USD$92,000 2013 RM Auctions - THE BRUCE WEINER MICROCAR MUSEUM | |
1958 BMW Isetta 600 Motocoupe Chassis#: 150261 Sold for USD$30,250 2012 Russo & Steel - Monterey | |
1958 BMW Isetta Sold for USD$19,800 2012 Auctions America - Auburn Spring | |
1958 BMW 600 Isetta Chassis#: 150261 Sold for USD$38,500 2012 Gooding & Company, Amelia Island, Fl | |
1958 BMW 600 Isetta Coupe Sold for USD$17,500 2010 Mecum Auctions - St. Charles Auction | |
1958 BMW 600 Chassis#: 122850 Sold for USD$74,250 2010 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Amelia Island |
BMW Isetta 600s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1958 BMW Isetta 600's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1958 BMW 600 Limousine | 124518 | 2016 Historics at Brookland | $34,000 | $40,000 | |
1958 BMW Isetta 600 | 2014 Auctions America : California | $28,000 | |||
1958 BMW Isetta Convertible | 2012 Auctions America Auburn Fall | ||||
1958 BMW 600 | 2011 Auctions America Fort Lauderdale | $30,000 |
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