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Designed and
developed during 1952-53, Iso presented the first Isetta at the 1953
Turin Motor Show. Looking like the result of a high speed collision
between a refrigerator, a scooter and an airplane. The Iso Isetta was
only 4.5 ft wide by 7.5 ft long. The car had a
single door at the front, rear wheels that were only 19 inches apart and
gas mileage of over 50 miles per gallon. The two-cylinder, two-stroke
engine had a top speed of 45 mph and could propel the Isettato 30
mph in 36 seconds. Isetta began production in Italy for
domestic sales
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