BMW’s famous, or more so, should we say infamous bubble car aka the Isletta, was discontinued about 56 years ago after the vehicle sold more than 1,60,000 units. Now, two Swiss brothers by the name of Oliver and Merlin Ouboter have now decided to bring back the iconic Isletta with a slightly modern flavour. The car will be called the Microlino, and with drop its single cylinder petrol motor for a modest 20 horsepower electric motor. The Microlino will continue the Isletta ’s iconic front door. The Ouboter brothers, have a heritage in the auto industry considering their father Wim made millions selling modernized kick-scooters. They plan to launch, or should we say, relaunch the car by this December.
Sounds interesting ... but just a slight correction: This famous 50s car is called BMW Isetta (see: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Isetta )