« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2015, 07:22:18 AM »
"The Isetta Owners Club will be celebrating the Club's 60th Anniversary with a Rally held over the weekend of 11 to 12 July 2015 at The Bubblecar Museum, Lincolnshire, England."
The Club's 60th? Sounds jolly good going considering the IOC was only founded in 1978-79, which by my maths is but thirty-seven years ago...
When Martin McKeever was a young man about Essex. He initiated the call to Club, but had left within a year, as he 'disagreed' with what it turned into. Martin is an original BUMS member, thus I understand where he comes from. Yes, I know I said Essex! No self respecting anarchic thinker is going to follow the common path. We spark ideas, but most of them are to far out for the majority, apparently. Anyway, the IOC got off the chocks, and did rather well. It has had some bumpy moments and tiffs but its managed to survive. What it needs is a good turnout, with new faces getting involved, celebrating 60 years of Isetta by BMW.
Now the BUMS idea would have been to get hold of BMW and have it at Cowley with a trip round the factory plus some sponsorship money for getting them on the telly. Mini killed the Bubblecar - BMW revived the Mini, sort of idea. But, hey, that's us.
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