112 BMW Isetta 600 (1959)
BMW Isetta 600 (1857-59) Engine 582cc flat twin
Production 34,000
Registration Number WYL 41 (London)
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The BMW 600 is a four-seater microcar designed by Willie Black, partially based on the BMW Isetta two-seater, it was BMW's first postwar four-seater economy car produced with the intention of providing BMW with the resources to develope new models independantly.
As a result, the 600 used the front suspension and front door of the Isetta, the desire to build the car to carry four people required a longer frame, a different rear suspension, and a larger engine. A new perimeter frame was designed, using box section side members and straight tube cross members, The rear suspension was an independent semi trailing arm design; this was the first time BMW had used this system. the chassis had a wheelbase of 67 inches and a front track of 47 inches.
The 600 was powered by the 582 cc (35.5 cu in) flat-twin engine from the R67 motorcycle/sidecar combination producing 19.5 hp mated to a four speed gearbox hile a Saxomat semi-automatic transmission was available
Access to the rear seats was by a conventional door on the right side of the vehicle
Many thanks for a fantabulous
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Shot at the NEC Classic Car Show 13:11:2015 Ref. 112-112
112 BMW Isetta 600 (1959)
BMW Isetta 600 (1857-59) Engine 582cc flat twin
Production 34,000
Registration Number WYL 41 (London)
ISETTA-BMW SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623795781246
BMW SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759864432...
The BMW 600 is a four-seater microcar designed by Willie Black, partially based on the BMW Isetta two-seater, it was BMW's first postwar four-seater economy car produced with the intention of providing BMW with the resources to develope new models independantly.
As a result, the 600 used the front suspension and front door of the Isetta, the desire to build the car to carry four people required a longer frame, a different rear suspension, and a larger engine. A new perimeter frame was designed, using box section side members and straight tube cross members, The rear suspension was an independent semi trailing arm design; this was the first time BMW had used this system. the chassis had a wheelbase of 67 inches and a front track of 47 inches.
The 600 was powered by the 582 cc (35.5 cu in) flat-twin engine from the R67 motorcycle/sidecar combination producing 19.5 hp mated to a four speed gearbox hile a Saxomat semi-automatic transmission was available
Access to the rear seats was by a conventional door on the right side of the vehicle
Many thanks for a fantabulous
47,721,958 views
Shot at the NEC Classic Car Show 13:11:2015 Ref. 112-112