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The BMW Isetta was the brainchild of Renzo Rivolta, owner of Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A., an Italian company manufacturing refrigerators, scooters and 3-wheeled utility trucks. The vehicle's was designed as an affordable vehicle that was both easy and inexpensive to maintain, would avoid large taxation, prove infinitely easy to drive even in the most congested of cities and be easy to produce. Two engineers, Pierluigi Raggi and Ermenegildo Preti designed a car small enough to be powered by a 9.5 HP, 236cc motorcycle engine, and they called it Isetta, translating to 'Little Iso.'
The 'Little Iso' was introduced in 1953. It was a very unique and creative vehicle that had a very small footprint, measuring just 7.5-feet long and 4.5-feet wide. The entire front end swung outwardly to allow egress and ingress, and a canvas roof provided a second exit in the event of a frontal collision. Opening the door took the instrument cluster and steering wheel with it. The only option at the time was a heater. A spare tire was located beneath the package tray behind the seat.
Licensing production, Isetta was produced in a number of countries by a number of companies, though most notably BMW, who marketed the Isetta very intelligently and aggressively.
This particular example has been given a restoration and finished in red and white with a matching interior. Power is from a 298cc single-cylinder engine mated to a 4-speed manual transmission.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2017
The 'Little Iso' was introduced in 1953. It was a very unique and creative vehicle that had a very small footprint, measuring just 7.5-feet long and 4.5-feet wide. The entire front end swung outwardly to allow egress and ingress, and a canvas roof provided a second exit in the event of a frontal collision. Opening the door took the instrument cluster and steering wheel with it. The only option at the time was a heater. A spare tire was located beneath the package tray behind the seat.
Licensing production, Isetta was produced in a number of countries by a number of companies, though most notably BMW, who marketed the Isetta very intelligently and aggressively.
This particular example has been given a restoration and finished in red and white with a matching interior. Power is from a 298cc single-cylinder engine mated to a 4-speed manual transmission.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2017
2017 Mecum : Monterey
Sale Price :
USD $45,000
2013 RM Auction - Hershey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $25,000-USD $35,000
Sale Price :
USD $27,500
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the BMW Isetta 300
(Data based on Model Year 1958 sales)
1958 BMW ISETTA 300 Chassis#: A10606 Sold for USD$27,500 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Chassis#: 511890 Sold for USD$29,150 2023 Mecum : Kansas City | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Cabriolet Chassis#: 502806 Sold for USD$63,250 2023 Mecum : Indy | |
1958 BMW Isetta Chassis#: 510497 Sold for USD$35,200 2023 Mecum : Indy | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Sold for USD$33,000 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Sold for USD$44,000 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1958 BMW ISETTA 300 Chassis#: 510832 Sold for USD$44,000 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Las Vegas | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Cabriolet Sold for USD$61,600 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Chassis#: 511818 Sold for USD$28,600 2021 RM Sothebys : Hershey | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Sold for USD$36,300 2021 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Microcar Chassis#: 608128 Sold for USD$17,023 2020 Bonhams : The Autoworld Autumn Sale | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Microcar Chassis#: 12312 Sold for USD$13,856 2019 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Sold for USD$28,600 2019 Mecum : Harrisburg | |
1958 BMW Isetta Sold for USD$33,000 2018 Mecum : Indianapolis | |
1958 BMW Isetta Sold for USD$37,400 2018 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1958 BMW 300 Sold for USD$58,300 2018 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Deluxe Cabriolet Sold for USD$32,000 2017 Mecum : Las Vegas | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Sold for USD$27,000 2017 Mecum : Dallas | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Sold for USD$33,000 2017 Auctions America : Auburn Fall | |
1958 BMW Isetta Chassis#: 509322 Sold for USD$45,000 2017 Mecum : Monterey |
BMW Isetta 300s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1958 BMW Isetta 300's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1958 ISETTA 300 | 509029 | 2022 GAA : November 2022 | $25,000 | ||
1958 BMW Isetta | 2022 Mecum : Chicago | $25,000 | |||
1958 BMW Isetta | 570988 | 2022 RM Sothebys : Fort Lauderdale | $35,000 | $40,000 | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 | 2021 Carlisle Auctions : Lakeland Winter Auction | ||||
1958 BMW ISETTA 300 | 2019 Leake OKC 2019 | $28,000 | |||
1958 BMW Isetta | 2017 Russo & Steele : Newport Beach | ||||
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Deluxe Cabriolet | 500656 | 2017 Mecum : Los Angeles | $37,500 | ||
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Deluxe Cabiolet | 500656 | 2016 Mecum : Monterey | $35,000 | ||
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Coupe | 2016 Auctions America : Auburn Fall | $22,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 | |
1958 BMW ISETTA 300 | 2015 Leake Auction Dallas | $15,000 | |||
1958 BMW ISETTA 300 | 2015 Leake Auction Dallas | $18,000 | |||
1958 ISETTA 300 | 2015 Mecum Chicago | $30,000 | |||
1958 BMW ISETTA 300 | 2014 Mecum Kansas City | ||||
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Convertible | 2013 Leake Auction Dallas, Texas | $18,750 | |||
1958 BMW Isetta | 2012 Auctions America Auburn Fall | $32,500 | |||
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Coupe Cancelled Lot | 2012 Mecum's 25th Original Spring Classic Indianapolis | ||||
1958 BMW ISETTA | 2011 Auctions America Auburn Fall Auction | $31,000 | |||
1958 BMW ISETTA CONVERTIBLE | 2011 Auctions America Auburn Fall Auction | $30,000 | $35,000 | $45,000 | |
1958 BMW Isetta 300 Coupe | 2010 Mecum Auctions St. Charles Auction | $25,500 |
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