1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car mb-height 575 with stables and a kitchen

with stables and a kitchen garden to the right

Delta 5 poster

St John's Wood

Prepared by Hogarth as a subscription ticket for his essay The analysis of beauty

View of the Colosseum

1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car mb-height 575 with stables and a kitchen1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car. European post war austerity, combined with the Suez Crisis of 1956, led to a petrol shortage and increased the popularity of fuel efficient microcars. In 1953, the first truly successful microcar was launched; the Italian made Iso Isetta 'bubblecar', soon made under licence in Germany, France, Brazil and Britain. The British built cars were assembled under licence from German BMW and fitted with their engines.