Talk:Isetta

I do not know if I did this correctly.

I was trying to correct the page "BMW Isetta" which only covered the German built Isettas.

Regards - Oldfarm 02:03, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Picture
I have scanned a photograph by me of a Spanish Iso Isetta from 1954 from the front-right and from the right side. It was made in a museum so it suffers from the car being too lit by the flash with the background being too dark. If you think that the article lacks pictures, tell me, and try to enhance the pic and upload it. --Error 20:56, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Alternative Picture, inc. CU of Interior Steering Column Area
If someone likes any of these pictures there are available to include in the article. I took these of a vehicle I saw on the street in Bad Tolz in around 1987. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Dcsutherland Dcsutherland (talk) 02:31, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

what is the meaing of "isetta"?
Is there anyone can tell me the real meaning or the orgin of this word, isetta? thanx!


 * From the article: "By 1952 the engineers Ermenegildo Preti and Pierluigi Raggi had designed a small car that used the scooter engine and named it Isetta — an Italian diminutive meaning little ISO." Oldfarm 12:51, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

'Zetta' Kitcar
I can't find a working link for the UK firm that makes (or made?) the 'Zetta' kit referenced in this article. I'm leaving the reference in place, as I do not have time to research it right now. Someone may want to see if the demise of this company can be confirmed and re-write (or delete) the reference.
 * The link was good a few weeks ago. It seems that the link has now disappeared. Let's leave it for 30 days and try again then. Oldfarm 17:23, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Romi-Isetta in Havana?
The picture of the "Romi-Isetta" in Havana appears to depict a BMW 600 or a vehicle similar to it. Its rear track is similar in width to its front track, and it appears to have a back seat. Did Romi-Isetta make a car similar to the BMW 600? Respectfully, SamBlob 16:05, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Isetta Reborn
The text in this section is pasted from an article on the web. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.195.136.31 (talk) 19:42, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Removed it. 131.107.0.73 (talk) 20:59, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Sargwagen
Surely it's not right to describe 'Sargwagen' as 'literally meaning coffin on wheels' ? It doesn't - I would have thought that it means something more like Coffin-car ? PateraIncus (talk) 20:20, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

A way more common nickname for the BMW Isetta was "Schlaglochsucher" (pothole-seeker) due to the differing wheel base on the front and tail wheels.--80.171.19.110 (talk) 08:16, 13 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Wheelbase bedeutet Radstand.  I think you mean (in English) Track.   But this does affect your point which is interesting in a light hearted sort of way.... Charles01 (talk) 08:57, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Or "Advent car", after the Advent coral "lift up your heads, ye mighty gates", in German: "lift up the door", because of its peculiar way of entering it.--2001:A60:1570:3B01:D09C:DCC4:4E0D:C0B5 (talk) 18:34, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Messerschmitt
Wsant there aq small tru wheeled "car" Made by famous Mserscehmiit co before the isetta? Thanks!
 * Both the German Messerschmitt and the Italian Isetta vehicles came out in1953. See: KR175 / KR200.... Oldfarm (talk) 15:02, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Popular culture section
I can understand why most of the others were removed, but why was the entire section, including the Family Matters and the Urkel car, removed? Not only is "Urkel car" a redirect here, but this car is widely recognized as the car that he uses. &mdash;Onore Baka Sama(speak 17:18, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
 * A mention on that article seems enough. I'm generally opposed to pop/trivia sections, they contribute nothing to the understanding of the subject and smack of vanity editing. Brutal Deluxe (talk) 00:28, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

This page should definitely mention Family Matters because many people (not just Americans, because Family Matters was syndicated in a lot of markets) are only familiar with this car because of that show. It's not like many of that car are driving around on the streets now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.72.44.116 (talk) 05:53, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
 * "The guideline that has been widely accepted for automotive subjects is that mention of pop-culture references should be strictly limited to cases where the fact of that reference influenced the sales, design or other tangible aspect of the vehicle. It is not sufficient to note that the vehicle had a major influence on its owner or some movie or TV show—such facts belong in the article about the owner, movie or TV show." – from WP:WPACT


 * Appearance on Family Matters could not have influenced the sales of the Isetta because production of the Isetta ended long before Family Matters was aired.


 * Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 20:30, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Three liters?
"The BMW Isetta was in 1955 the world's first mass-production 3-liter car." I don't think so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.53.195.38 (talk) 17:36, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * So whats an earlier one? -- >Typ932 T&middot;C 17:56, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Where the Isetta is concerned, the size of the car itself was like 3 liters. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:10, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The term "three-litre car" refers to a car's capability to run for 100 km with 3 litres of fuel. Not used very much in Anglosaxon countries that use mpg, but I believe it's a term that has recently been brought back from the fifties by German manufacturers. Egg carton (talk) 12:23, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Iso Autocarro
In my view most of the content of that section is copied directly from a web site and not paraphrased. http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/isettacarro.html The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum

Quote from the site: "Type Autocarro, a commercial version with full-width rear axle. ... The Autocarro was offered in several body styles, a flatbed pickup, enclosed truck (Furgone Commerciale), a tilt-bed, or even a fire engine!

This was an extremely popular type of vehicle in Italy, and numerous manufacturers produced some variant of the type. This included Iso themselves, having previously (1950-1953) produced a motorcycle-type Isocarro. The Iso Autocarro was larger than most, with its four-wheel layout, proper rear axle with differential and leaf springs, and massive tube frame. It was good for a 500 to 600 kg load. The name Isetta Autocarro was also used." Peter K Burian (talk) 21:07, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

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US Import Model
I have no reference for it, but I can remember as a child about 1955 seeing a 3-wheel Isetta model in an automobile show room in Memphis, Tennessee. Perhaps someone can find a reference to a US import model? --Zeamays (talk) 23:21, 4 February 2021 (UTC)