In this history of crazy ideas and things that are totally bat crap insane, the Corsetta may actually stand alone. A tiny BMW Isetta microcar with a Corvair flat six engine hanging off the back, it is capable of pulling wheelies and pulling years off your life if you are not careful.
According to the eBay ad, the vehicle was built in the 1970s and it actually may have been done by an auto shop class as a project. The difference in power between the original engine and the Corvair plant is stark. Stock the Isetta was packing 13hp and with the Corvair engine the number skyrockets to 150! There are few engine swaps you can make that will net you a 10x improvement in power but with that comes some complications. Being that those 150hp largely hang off the back of the car you can imagine what happens when the pedal is mashed from a standing start. Yes, if the tires don’t smoke it’ll carry the front and there is video to prove it below. The sellers claim that the car is “scary fast”and that “extreme caution” should be used when driving it. We know one thing, it looks like a handful just sitting still!
The Corsetta has been restored to a fine luster with brilliant red paint and a single white streak down the side. You may be restoring your pants with a brown stripe down the center after a coupe of rides in this little hellion. What do you think? Want a piece of the Corsetta action? We’d love to see it run down the strip…from the bleachers.
Scroll down to check out the photos and then watch the video! The eBay link, too!
The Corsetta?
Well its that tiny you could almost wear it – but sometimes the best things come in small packages. But I could think of cheaper ways to commit suicide unless its got rear-wheel steering.
Well done though – if that was a class project I’d love to see what its members are building now…
There’s a guy I know in Connecticut with a 1969 Subaru Micro Van. He swapped out the original two cylinder 2 stroke motor for a 1800cc VW. Needless to say, it’s the only van in town that can pull wheelies through 3 gears.
I had a 1959 Isetta in highschool (1971) .. I installed a 2 cyl 450cc Honda motorcycle engine in it. Way faster than the OEM single cylinder engine