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THE GREATEST MICRO CARS
Micro Cars are Serious Very Expensive Collectible Cars
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| 1957 Iso Isettacarro sold for $97,750 | |
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Sold at auction for $97,750
in February 2013 Towards the end of the forties, Renzo Rivolta had made up his mind to end production of his Isothermo refrigerators, as there was more demand for vehicles in this post-war recovery period than demand for his expensive refrigerators. Scooters were the transport of choice at the moment, but his first effort, the Furetto, was a dismal failure, which, according to legend, Rivolta buried in a hole in the ground. The Isoscooters and Isomotos of 1950, with their split-single motors based on a Puch design, were a success though, and they were built for six years. The designs were a stepping-stone towards an actual vehicle, which emerged in prototype form in the summer of 1952. Based on the drawings of engineer Ermenegildo Preti, the Isetta, or “little Iso,” was a sensation at the 1953 Turin Show. The resulting license fees made other, later, projects possible for Rivolta. Small delivery vehicles were very much an integral part of the Italian commercial scene, with very many companies involved in this competitive market segment. Rivolta himself had built a Lastenroller-type vehicle called the Isocarro. SPECIFICATIONS |
