Makes › Iso › Isetta (Italian-built, 1953-1955) · Rare production · 1953–1955
Iso
Isetta (Italian-built, 1953-1955)
Original Iso-built Isetta microcar before the BMW, Velam and Romi licence versions; reportedly some 1,000 built in Italy.
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Original photo by Thesupermat, retouched by NearEMPTiness · CC BY-SA 3.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1953–1955
- Engine
- Two-stroke twin · 236 cc / 0.2 LFactory: 236 cc
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Ermenegildo Preti and Pierluigi Raggi
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Iso Isetta (Italian-built, 1953-1955) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Original photo by Thesupermat, retouched by NearEMPTiness · CC BY-SA 3.0
Iso Isetta (Italian-built, 1953-1955) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
Iso Isetta (Italian-built, 1953-1955) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Michele Castagnetti · CC BY-SA 4.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The Isetta was conceived in 1952 by Iso engineers Ermenegildo Preti and Pierluigi Raggi as a small car with a motorcycle-type engine and a modern shape. Renzo Rivolta presented the model at the Turin show in 1953.
In Italy the egg-shaped car did not attract the buyers Iso had hoped for, and production there ended in 1955. Velam built it under licence in France.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Isetta (Italian-built, 1953-1955).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | PUCH-origin two-stroke twin1 Independently researchedFrom an enthusiast source (level D) – not yet confirmed by the maker or a registry. |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Two-stroke twin1 Independently researchedFrom an enthusiast source (level D) – not yet confirmed by the maker or a registry. The page gives a single-cylinder 198 cc two-stroke for the original engine; the 236 cc twin is the one it names for France and Italy. |
| Cylinders | 21 Independently researchedFrom an enthusiast source (level D) – not yet confirmed by the maker or a registry. |
| Displacement | 236 cc / 0.2 LFactory: 236 cc1 Independently researchedFrom an enthusiast source (level D) – not yet confirmed by the maker or a registry. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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