That was my "reading error". I went back to my source and looked
again. It read 'through license-built Isettas were produced by BMW
(West Germany), VELAM (France), and Trojan (UK), the last
Isetta-derived machines were produced in 1964. The hyphen didn't sink
in and I read as through - " License, (coma) built etc, etc."
Thanks for putting the correction on the NG. ISO now gets the credit
is it should.

Doby






On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:20:21 +0100, André Ritzinger
> wrote:

>Hm, I think it was the other way around, Charlie: BMW built the Isetta
>under license from Iso. The Iso name comes from "Isofrigo", which
>means something like "freezing at a constant temperature". The name
>was chosen because the company started out with making refrigerators.
>After the second world war they expanded to scooters, then bubble cars
>(the Isetta) and ultimately luxury sports cars. The first sports car,
>the Rivolta, was based on the design of the Gordon-Keeble which had
>been acquired by Renzo Rivolta, the owner of Iso, after Gordon-Keeble
>had failed. With the help Giotto Bizzarrini (of Ferrari 250 GTO fame)
>it was converted to the Iso Rivolta.
>Anyway, this car is not a kit-car nor a Ferrari but a very nice Iso
>Grifo A3L
>
>André.
>
>On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:05:36 -0700, Doby > wrote:
>
>>Regarding about kit car or not.
>>
>>ISO Grifo, Italian car, model from 1962-1975, used Chevrolet engines,
>>style by Bertone, used Iso Rivolto platform shotend 7.8 inchies. Used
>>the suspension and tranmission from the Rivolto saloon. As the few
>>years passed very minor cosmetic changes. Engines changed and some
>>could exceed170 mph (7.4ltr)
>>
>>Iso started in the 40's building motorcylces.. Then build the Isettta
>>from 1953-1955. Build in Milan under licensd from BMW. Then in 1962
>>stared building fast cars with large engines and chassis developed for
>>them by ex-Ferrari GTO engineer Gitto Bizzarrinni , thus probably why
>>you got the Ferrari title from your source.
>>
>>doby
>>
>>On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:07:20 -0600, (Zinc)
>>wrote: