Man I would be soooo bummed if this was mine.Love these cars.Hope he gets it back.
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Stolen 1957 BMW mini was an eye-catcher
Joe Mitchell said he would get a lot of looks when he drove around Mission Hills with his girlfriend and dog in his tiny 1957 BMW Isetta 300.
Apparently someone else really liked the eye-catching microcar, too. It was stolen from in front of his house on West California Street, near Henry Street, sometime late Sunday night or early Monday morning.
When Mitchell woke up early Monday, the egg-shaped car he always parked in front of his Mission Hills home was gone. Left in its place was what appeared to be a homemade wooden ramp that a thief or thieves had apparently used to roll the car down the street and onto a vehicle.
The ramp had the tire tracks of the Isetta, which is 7 1/2 feet long and has a single door that opens in the front of the car. There were also shoeprints and fingerprints.
Mitchell, an executive recruiter, notified San Diego police, who took a report on the stolen car, which Mitchell fondly described as a “go-cart” that was not legal to drive on the freeway. He bought it about five years ago, and he and his father were going to restore it. His father died of cancer before they could do that.
He said the car needed a lot of work. He paid $10,000 for it on eBay from a seller in Wisconsin. If restored, it could sell for about $50,000, he said.
According to microcarmuseum.com, the Isetta is “the very best microcar of its time.” The Italian-designed car with its bubblelike windows was built in several countries, according to Wikipedia.
Mitchell said that whoever took the car “stole themselves a headache,” because it is underpowered and in bad shape. But he said it was fun for short jaunts, such as going to get coffee.
“My girlfriend, my dog and I would like it back,” he said.
Mitchell said there are only a few places in the United States where you can get parts for the car, so anyone who would try to do so could likely be tracked.
“It’s either sitting in someone’s garage, or it’s down in Mexico,” Mitchell said.
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Stolen 1957 BMW mini was an eye-catcher
Joe Mitchell said he would get a lot of looks when he drove around Mission Hills with his girlfriend and dog in his tiny 1957 BMW Isetta 300.
Apparently someone else really liked the eye-catching microcar, too. It was stolen from in front of his house on West California Street, near Henry Street, sometime late Sunday night or early Monday morning.
When Mitchell woke up early Monday, the egg-shaped car he always parked in front of his Mission Hills home was gone. Left in its place was what appeared to be a homemade wooden ramp that a thief or thieves had apparently used to roll the car down the street and onto a vehicle.
The ramp had the tire tracks of the Isetta, which is 7 1/2 feet long and has a single door that opens in the front of the car. There were also shoeprints and fingerprints.
Mitchell, an executive recruiter, notified San Diego police, who took a report on the stolen car, which Mitchell fondly described as a “go-cart” that was not legal to drive on the freeway. He bought it about five years ago, and he and his father were going to restore it. His father died of cancer before they could do that.
He said the car needed a lot of work. He paid $10,000 for it on eBay from a seller in Wisconsin. If restored, it could sell for about $50,000, he said.
According to microcarmuseum.com, the Isetta is “the very best microcar of its time.” The Italian-designed car with its bubblelike windows was built in several countries, according to Wikipedia.
Mitchell said that whoever took the car “stole themselves a headache,” because it is underpowered and in bad shape. But he said it was fun for short jaunts, such as going to get coffee.
“My girlfriend, my dog and I would like it back,” he said.
Mitchell said there are only a few places in the United States where you can get parts for the car, so anyone who would try to do so could likely be tracked.
“It’s either sitting in someone’s garage, or it’s down in Mexico,” Mitchell said.
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