Re: BORGWQRD GERMAN CAR

["Adam C." <adamc5555@hotmail.com>]

Although I'm hardly an expert on BMW, Isetta's, or Borgwards, I've been 
interested in the Isetta's for sometime now and I've NEVER heard them 
referred to as a Borgward model... ever.  They are, to the best of my 
knowlegde, a BMW model.  They made both a 3 and 4 wheeled version.  The 
4-wheeled version had narrow track rear wheels.  The BMW 600 was almost an 
isetta, but it had one side door and a rear seat.

Adam  (P.S... Florida is HOTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!)


>From: Al & Lois Briggs <briggs@oanet.com>
>Reply-To: metropolitan@listserv.azstarnet.com
>To: metropolitan@listserv.azstarnet.com
>Subject: Re: BORGWQRD GERMAN CAR
>Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 17:58:39 -0700
>
>Hi Beth- Gerald has it absolutely  right . What you saw was an Isetta which 
>was
>made by Borgward who made full size cars. In the 50's I had a employee from
>Germany and she and her husband had two Borgwards CARS not three wheel
>" motorcycles". There were different models of the Isetta with different 
>names.
>
>"Gerald A. Henry" wrote:
>
> > Beth
> >
> > I think the car that you are thinking of is the Isetta, which I believe 
>was
> > made by BMW.  To see this car, go to:  
>http://www.weymouth.gov.uk/isetta/
> > There are some good pictures of other "Micro Models" on that site.
> >
> > Gerald
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <BethFarmer@aol.com>
> > To: <metropolitan@listserv.azstarnet.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: BORGWQRD GERMAN CAR
> >
> > > Al & Lois=
> > > If this is the small 3 wheeled car that I'm thinking of- BUY ONE!
> > > The car is so small, that the front of the car, dashboard, steering 
>wheel,
> > et
> > > all, opens up to allow entry & exit. That's right- the front becomes a
> > door!
> > > I saw a dozen of these cars rot away in a shipyard lot in SF, in the 
>60's.
> > I
> > > wanted one then, but wasn't grown up enough to handle the logistics of
> > > aquiring and transporting. They became a car of my dreams, along with 
>the
> > Met
> > > and the amphibicar.
> > > I hope this is the same car you are writing about, and that you will 
>be
> > able
> > > to save one for posterity.-BF
> > >
> > >
>

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