1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car broken View of the Royal Exchange's

View of the Royal Exchange's west front

23rd November 1956

View of the Tower of London

St Saviour's Charity School

with visitors walking outside

1962 BMW Isetta 300 Super Plus car broken View of the Royal Exchange's1962 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.