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Old 20th Mar 2014, 17:45
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mikehallam
 
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BTW,

The 'BMW' Isetta was actually of innovative Italian design & manufactured there by the Iso company.
B.Emm took a licence, replacing the Iso engine with their own four-stroke.

So, a) It was not of teutonic design & b) German engines clearly leaked too.

As for the Messerschmitt, the only fighter components were the draughtsmanship of the a/c factory who turned a crude original concept by Fritz Fend into a practical machine. In this case powered by an Austrian, Sachs two-stroke engine of ~192 cc.

The German & U.K. Clubs are very active offering spares and rallies, with a strong folllowing in N.America too.

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