If you have a few minutes to spare, please watch this

"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2) 10/03/2019 at 11:00 • Filed to: BMW, bmw isetta, West Germany

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I swear it’ll be worth every second of your time.

BMW sure knows how to make some fucking amazing  mini films.

facw > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/03/2019 at 11:02

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Torch did a post on this yesterday as well (no doubt inspired by BMW’s video):

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dogisbadob > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/03/2019 at 11:08

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The Isetta is the best BMW ever

Chariotoflove > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/03/2019 at 11:31

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Very cool. 

functionoverfashion > dogisbadob 10/03/2019 at 11:42

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BUT THE E30 M3 IS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR

source: BringATrailer

HammerheadFistpunch > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/03/2019 at 11:47

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So...does anyone know where the BMW isetta was built?  I can’t seem to find it anywhere?  Im just curious if this was a case of buying titanium from the soviets to build jets to spy on the soviets kind of deal.  Im guessing not.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > HammerheadFistpunch 10/03/2019 at 11:50

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In a factory, presumably.

HammerheadFistpunch > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/03/2019 at 11:58

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but can we even be sure of that? I’ m not willing to take that risk.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > HammerheadFistpunch 10/03/2019 at 11:59

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It’s not British.

I think that alone makes it a safe bet.

HammerheadFistpunch > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/03/2019 at 12:00

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“In 1957, Isetta of Great Britain began producing Isetta 300 models at their factory in the former Brighton railway works under licence from BMW”

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > HammerheadFistpunch 10/03/2019 at 12:02

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Well shit.

hillrat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/03/2019 at 12:03

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Super dope, thanks for posting. Kids now will never understand what a big deal the Berlin Wall coming down was.

AuthiCooper1300 > HammerheadFistpunch 10/03/2019 at 12:43

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I know your question was not entirely serious, but I wondered...

According to the French Wikipedia entry on the Isetta (all models) it was built in the Milbertshofen works, one of the two motorbike factories BMW used to have until 1945 ( the car o nes were in what l ater became the GDR - look up “EMW”, if you are interested .) . I n t h e a r e a t h ere was also a n a i r c r a f t e n g i ne plant, but I don’ t know whether it was actually the same p l a c e a s t h e one m a k i ng bikes o r a d i f f e r e n t f a c t o r y .

B a s i c a l l y m o s t o f t h e m a i n white-collar B M W s ites in Munich itself are n o w a d a ys in Milbertshofen , i ncluding, b ut not limited to, t h e “ F o u r- C ylinder” ( H Q ) , the BMW Museum and the R & D c e n tre (FIZ).

Discerning > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/03/2019 at 12:45

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Fun fact: West Berlin police officers often rode BMW motorcycles

BMW motorcycles have a long and interesting history. Much of which isn’t very flattering.

HammerheadFistpunch > AuthiCooper1300 10/03/2019 at 12:59

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sweet! thanks

ranwhenparked > HammerheadFistpunch 10/03/2019 at 19:39

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Bresso, Italy: 1953-1958

Suresnes, France: 1954-1958

Santa Barbara d’Oeste, Brazil: 1956-1961

Munich, West Germany:1956-1962

Brighton, UK: 1957-1962

San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina: 1959-1964

Apparently