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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: Mike Wood on February 03, 2013, 11:21:20 pm
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Greets Peeps!
Brief intro from moi, Mike Wood off of Southport, long-term bubblecar enthusiast but recent first-time owner.
I acquired Little Beemer in 2012 (Little 'cos it's small; Beemer 'cos it makes you ;D! ).
It's a 1960 Brit-built Isetta 300 3-wheeler... with a badge to make M3 owners ???
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/T10TOC/1_zpscf0d1460.jpg)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/T10TOC/2_zps88ea20bb.jpg)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/T10TOC/4_zpsf719d8f2.jpg)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/T10TOC/3_zps31178f30.jpg)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/T10TOC/5_zps023c2005.jpg)
Had a few teething problems in the early days ::) like the first journey home on the back of an AA low-loader after a 5-hour road-site wait :-[ and a door-hinge failure which left me spread-eagled against the car front on a bright & sunny Sunday morning outside a popular sweet shop with a zillion kids out spending their pocket money, but heck! we battled through!
The Yellow One only comes out when the sun's a'shining, but we hope to see yous at rallies-a-plenty in the forth-coming years!
Mike Wood
:D
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Welcome Mike!
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Are you in touch with Alan Town and David(?) Tattishall of that Parish?
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Hello and welcome, nice car!
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Yes, welcome Mike. Same car as mine LHD 1960. I have to ask though, what is the black line around your door?
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Are you in touch with Alan Town and David(?) Tattishall of that Parish?
Hi Big Al,
I have met both Alan and David at the Woodvale Rally / Ormskirk Motorfest / Life's Motors and passed over my contact details, although I don't have theirs. We've quite a few "little" cars around Southport, and it would be fun to hook-up for an occasional meet.
I have to ask though, what is the black line around your door?
Hello Bob,
The door is fitted with the wrong door seal. I think this may have ultimately led to one of the door hinge bolts shearing, and the door fit being quite poor (unless the footwell is actually fitted with air-conditioning!). One of 2013's tasks is so to source and fit a new door seal from Bromley Bubble. Currently I have to lift the door bodily when closing, so will be replacing / realigning both hinges and fitting the new seal when the weather is better.
MW
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welcome mike i am on wirral , so not too far away . no car on the road but hope to have soon - mid/ late summer . occasional meets sound a good idea.
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I'm sure Dave Tadman will sort you out with a door rubber and what ever else you need, he has always been most helpful to me. Maybe I will see your car sporting said new door seal at Malvern in August?
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Mike, good to see that your Isetta XHR183 has survived against the odds, as it was bought as a spares car for another Isetta back in 1980. Both were purchased from a farmer in the Cotswolds for £200 for the couple. As mentioned in IG 348 (Autumn 2012). Not only has it survived but seemingly it has thrived under someone's careful ownership!
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welcome mike i am on wirral , so not too far away . no car on the road but hope to have soon - mid/ late summer . occasional meets sound a good idea.
'Wirral going on a, summer holiday.....'
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don't suppose you can ox-ford one :)
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Ah, the city of dreaming Spires, snoozing Londis, catknapping Costcutters and nodding independents. The city where water was proven to have an IQ of 8 by knowing how to flow downhill but round the flood defences, but it makes up for not being by the sea, I guess. But indeed it is not Ox-fordable or affordable for holidays for me. Wirral sounds better as they allow cars in. We Oxfordshire carrot crunchers avoid Oxford if at all possible. Its a nightmare!
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Mike, good to see that your Isetta XHR183 has survived against the odds, as it was bought as a spares car for another Isetta back in 1980. Both were purchased from a farmer in the Cotswolds for £200 for the couple. As mentioned in IG 348 (Autumn 2012). Not only has it survived but seemingly it has thrived under someone's careful ownership!
Wowser!! That's news to me! I have a fairly extensive restoration file which came with the car, and a sheaf of bills which tot up to £QuiteALot. My car was lovingly restored by a private owner in Morecambe, and to a good standard. Won't win the Pebble Beach Concourse, but then again, I haven't got the shelf-space for big trophies...
I'd be grateful if you could forward the Article to me (info AT theoldwatchshop DOT com)
Mike Wood
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Of course it might be a completely different car itself - read my lips. By the way mike we can post email addresses in full but if you want you can look up members on the list and send them a confidential message if that's better for your needs
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Wonder if it was from near Chippy. Chris Goffey, then of Top Gear, told me about it, as he saw it when out riding his horse.
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I'll forward the article. Will need to find a friend with a scanner first, so it might take a couple of weeks.
Shame those days are gone when you could pick up two Isettas for 200 quid!
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Even a good toy one costs more than that apparently!
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Always happy to scan things for you up to A3