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Old Crank

(7,184 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 03:09 PM Apr 22

Remember the Isetta by BMW? [View all]

Here is the electric version. Not by BMW. This is the Microlina. The bubble car comes in 2 + versions.
One had the speed capped at 49 kph (30 mph) and doesn't need a full license. Up 100 kilometer, 60 mile, range
The other can go faster and can reach near 100 k[h, 60, and has a couple of hundred kilometer range.
A 2 seater with a fair amount of storage. Meant to zip around town for errands and the like. The front opens like the Isetta for driver and passenger access.
I could probably park 2 in my garage space






More info than you needed here on Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microlino

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Remember the Isetta by BMW? [View all] Old Crank Apr 22 OP
It's cute but I'll have to go to Zurich to buy one. eom littlemissmartypants Apr 22 #1
Cool, but I'm not sure I'd want to go 60 in it. Permanut Apr 22 #2
Safer than Old Crank Apr 23 #3
So you did that and lived to tell about it? Permanut Apr 23 #4
Nein. Old Crank Apr 23 #5
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