ENGINE 582CC M102 BOXER TWIN
OUTPUT 19.5 HP @ 4,500 RPM
CURB WEIGHT 1,215 LBS.
TOP SPEED 53 MPH
PRICE WHEN NEW $1,495
YEARS PRODUCED 1957-’59
NUMBER BUILT 34,318
COLOR RED
OWNER FRAN HUGHES (SINCE 2021)
LOCATION SUNSET, SOUTH CAROLINA
#128854
1958 600
To extend the Isetta’s run, BMW introduced the 600, with a back seat and a side-pening door, plus the semitrailing arm rear suspension that would be used on BMW cars through 2003. The larger vehicle needed a more powerful engine, so BMW reconfigured its 494cc M252 boxer twin into the 582cc M102. The engine gave the new microcar its name: 600. Some 2,044 examples were imported to the US, including the car seen here. “It still needs love and care, but it’s a cool car and it puts a smile on everyone’s face,” says owner Fran Hughes.