1959 BMW Isetta 300

Make BMW
Year 1959
Chassis Number 511283
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Amelia Island 2014
Auction Date 07/03/2014
Lot Number 011
Result sold
Sold For $48,400
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Chassis: 511283
Offered After 28 Years of Single-Family Ownership
Charming and Highly Collectible “Microcar”
Restored to Concours Standards by Marque Expert Werner Schwark
Complete with Luggage Rack and Delightful Accessories
Wonderful Example of BMW’s Late-1950s Resurgence
Document File Detailing History from 1985
Likely One of the Finest Examples Extant
298 CC Air-Cooled OHV Single-Cylinder Engine
Single Carburetor
13 BHP
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Drum Brakes
Leading-Arm Front Suspension with Coil Springs
Live Rear Axle with Quarter-Elliptical Leaf Springs
1959 BMW Isetta 300