Yours is fast, but mine is slow.
At least they're in the right place when they get the $h1t scared out of them.
I'll admit, it took me a second.
Well, it's easy to forget they were air cooled.I'll admit, it took me a second.
That was a great ad campaign in the 60s, and remember some really fantastic and creative ones from that era. A few of the TV ads featured a struggling young actor who became a very famous Oscar winner. Can you name him?
And the engine was in the rear.Well, it's easy to forget they were air cooled.
Dustin Hoffman. He found a trunk at both ends.That was a great ad campaign in the 60s, and remember some really fantastic and creative ones from that era. A few of the TV ads featured a struggling young actor who became a very famous Oscar winner. Can you name him?
And, the engine is in the back.Well, it's easy to forget they were air cooled.
It took me a second, but not much more. Then I did a quick google search to see if I could find an image of why I knew, but I was wrong. I don't know why I knew.
I actually sat in one of these back in the late 1950's, in Aberdeen, SD. An Isetta from multiple manufacturers.It took me a second, but not much more. Then I did a quick google search to see if I could find an image of why I knew, but I was wrong. I don't know why I knew.
I'll do ya' one better! Growing up in the 50s, we had a family friend who owned one (Isetta) and I rode in it on occasion. The tricycle configuration (actually the rear axle was two "dually" wheels) made it questionably stable, and the forward opening door made it a death trap in a collision. Our friend got broadsided at a stoplight and had to be extracted through the roof of the vehicle. It could have gotten really ugly if there had been any post-crash fire.I actually sat in one of these back in the late 1950's, in Aberdeen, SD. An Isetta from multiple manufacturers.
Brew on
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