{"id":87370,"date":"2022-06-16T13:39:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=87370"},"modified":"2022-06-16T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:39:14","slug":"1956-bmw-isetta-with-a-vw-flat-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=87370","title":{"rendered":"1956 BMW Isetta with a VW Flat-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1956 BMW Isetta was found on Facebook Marketplace<\/a> and labeled a “death trap” by the owner. The car would originally been powered by a 298 cc single-cylinder making around 13 horsepower. However that was swapped for a Volkswagen Beetle flat-four, transaxle, and suspension. The owner claims it will do wheelies on command. <\/p>\n

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Source: FB marketplace<\/a> via Jalopnik<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1956 BMW Isetta was found on Facebook Marketplace and labeled a “death trap” by the owner. The car would originally been powered by a 298 cc single-cylinder making around 13 horsepower. However that was swapped for a Volkswagen Beetle flat-four, transaxle, and suspension. The owner claims it will do wheelies on command. 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