1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car Size:L: 80 x 60cm showing the Palace of Westminster

showing the Palace of Westminster

a man on horseback and a dog

Isle of Man

The cart advertises Tom Longtrot's Academy for Young Ladies

which lasted until the demise of the MG TF in 1955

1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car Size:L: 80 x 60cm showing the Palace of Westminster1962 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.