1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car Size:L: 80 x 60cm showing the Palace of Westminster

showing the Palace of Westminster

showing part of Chester Terrace and Cambridge Terrace

the Church of St Paul

and figures on foot

1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car Size:L: 80 x 60cm showing the Palace of Westminster1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car. European post war austerity, combined with the Suez Crisis of 1956, led to a petrol shortage and increased the popularity of fuel efficient microcars. In 1953, the first truly successful microcar was launched; the Italian made Iso Isetta 'bubblecar', soon made under licence in Germany, France, Brazil and Britain. The British built cars were assembled under licence from German BMW and fitted with their engines.