1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car mb-height 2151 Marriage of Queen Victoria and

Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

showing a portly gentleman taking snuff from a box

Interior view of the livery hall in the Stationers' Hall

The Port of Saint-Tropez

Sam Bartram and Bert Turner

1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car mb-height 2151 Marriage of Queen Victoria and1962 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.