September 19th - mini-car museum and camping.

[Psychoholic]

Let's call this one a wash then and do it some other time. I've got some things that are coming up this weekend that I hadn't planned for and Nikki needs to study for school.

I am working with Pauly on a car show/party thing in October - so stay tuned for that.

[Guest]

kevin give me a holler if you two are gonna go down there. don't think i will want to drive the coach in the rain though

[HearseHaunter]

guess we can meet in social circle around 11:30ish. richard said him and his son will go and my mom and dad and uncle might go too.

[Guest]

that is going to be too early for me. i have some stuff to do in the morning, so i would'nt be able to make it until probably early/mid afternoon.

[HearseHaunter]

Well looks like Ryan won't make it. So We will just leave from our house at 11:30 to go straight to the museum. If anyone else wants to go, let me know or meets us here around 11.

[Guest]

so how was it? i ended up being out of pocket almost all day.

[Vampirate_Maiden]

It was actually really cool. Its too bad most of you couldn't make it to the museum. Was definately worth it.

[60Crown]

What were your favorite micros? I'm always curious to hear responses.

[60Buick]

Favorite

http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/fend-flitzer-101.html

2nd favorite

http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/hoffmann.html

3rd favorite

http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/isetta-bubble-zmold.html

4th favorite

http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/isetta-bw-cabrio.html

5th Favorite

http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/trojan-2.html

And this one is in its own catagory. It is cool because I could build the thing after a trip to Home Depot. The pictures on the site are old it has been restored.

http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/ardex.html

If you looked at all the links you can see I really like the Isetta body style with the bubble windows. If I find one cheap I will try to get it but even the common version with sliding windows can run mega bucks. The museum has one of the cheaper spanish built Isettas for sale but for 20 grand, I could buy a lot of shit I would rather have with that kind of money. I went back today with my dad, he loved the museum. It really is worth the drive.

[60Crown]

That red/white Z-trim B/W Isetta came through me. It was an ex-Shriner parade car that sat in Ken Weger's collection for years outside Chicago. He had several B/Ws and this was low man on the totem pole. Talked a friend in Cleveland, Bryan, into buying given the rarity, and made the 700 mile round trip to retrieve it for him. Fresh off the trailer in Cleveland:



Bryan tackled the restoration himself and I frequently lent a hand, having already owned many (although no B/Ws). Those earlier B/Ws with horizontal front shocks are difficult to keep correct. Most of the resto was straight forward, although fitting the sunroof/rear glass was an unimaginable pain in the ass...

Bryan later decided to sell. I made one phone call to a scooter friend in SanFran area, Craig. A crate was built for the Isetta based on a large pallet and the Isetta was shipped cross country. Craig enjoyed looking at it mainly as no mileage/wear and tear was accrued. After 3-4 years, he decided to sell so I told Bruce. Bruce bought it as an upgrade ('03?) faster than a like model could be restored sitting on his racks. It is very, very nice and correct - but not the amazing quality of (over)restoration Bruce's cars normally receive.

That Fend Flitzer is one of the museum's shining stars that took over a decade to acquire.

Hoffmann is simply amazing. One of my favorites there as well.

Sometimes info on numbers produced/remaining on the museum's site is off kilter. For example, Given the amount of B/W Isetta cabrios that exist, there were more than likely hundreds made.

I've owned a Trojan & Heinkels too, both 3 and 4 wheelers:




Lower waistline, integrated headlights, lighter weight, more nimble shifting...Only the Velam Isetta ranks higher aesthetically in my book.

Spanish Iso Isettas weren't cheaper - merely made under license, just as Velam in France, Romi in Brazil, and BMW in Germany. Price reflects their low production/surviving numbers. None were exported to the US market.

Cheap B/W Isetta? Forget about it! Last one I found was in '94 or '95:



You have good taste in micros!