{"id":2642,"date":"2013-01-31T02:49:30","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T02:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2642"},"modified":"2013-01-31T02:49:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T02:49:30","slug":"1959-bmw-isetta-dragster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2642","title":{"rendered":"1959 BMW Isetta Dragster"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1959<\/p>\n

Steve Urkel’s car never drove like this. This 1959 BMW Isetta was built to match a 2007 Hot Wheels model. Instead of the 12 horsepower one-cylinder engine, the Isetta has a 720 horsepower supercharged 502 cubic-inch Chevy V8. If that wasn’t ridiculous enough, the exhaust can shoot flames. It is estimated to be worth $75,000 – $100,000. <\/p>\n

Source: CNN Money<\/a> via Reddit<\/a> and BMW Blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Steve Urkel’s car never drove like this. This 1959 BMW Isetta was built to match a 2007 Hot Wheels model. Instead of the 12 horsepower one-cylinder engine, the Isetta has a 720 horsepower supercharged 502 cubic-inch Chevy V8. If that wasn’t ridiculous enough, the exhaust can shoot flames. It is estimated to be worth $75,000… Read More »1959 BMW Isetta Dragster<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73876,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=73876","url_meta":{"origin":2642,"position":0},"title":"BMW E34 with a M73 V12","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1994 BMW E34 started life as a 525i model with a M50B25TU inline-six making around 189 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. 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