Mr G do you know if that engine is the same one used in the mighty R25 motorcycle? If so: yikes. The horror! -- those little bikes can't get out of their own way or climb a hill. One shudders to contemplate the Isetta's performance. [Shuddering violently.]
Modified BMW Isettas were used to smuggle East Germans into West Germany during the Cold War, crammed next to the engine. As long as the driver had his own paperwork in proper order, the East German border guards didn't think that somebody else could be hiding in the tiny Isetta.
Mr G do you know if that engine is the same one used in the mighty R25 motorcycle? If so: yikes. The horror! -- those little bikes can't get out of their own way or climb a hill. One shudders to contemplate the Isetta's performance. [Shuddering violently.]
ReplyDeleteYes it was and we will have you know we think 12 horsepower is enough power for any car...
ReplyDeleteModified BMW Isettas were used to smuggle East Germans into West Germany during the Cold War, crammed next to the engine. As long as the driver had his own paperwork in proper order, the East German border guards didn't think that somebody else could be hiding in the tiny Isetta.
ReplyDeleteJack from Illinois.
Superior German engineering. Stolen from Italians...
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