The Isocarro,1950's

The Isocarro came in many shapes and sizes.

This example was produced by Iso Spain and was called the Isocarro Titan.

It had breaks on all three wheels, 5 gears - 4 forward and 1 backwards, the very reliable two stroke two piston 7.5 hp engine and could reach a topspeed of 55 kph.

The Titan could carry the driver and a passenger!

Isocarro - Your delivery runabout !

Technical features of the Isocarro 150 C
Engine: 2 stroke double single-cylinder, - cylinder capacity 148,7 cc - output 6.5hp at 5000 rpm - compression ratio 6,7 - ignition by magnetoflywheel with external coil - gravity feed to carburetor / 19 - air-cooled by impeller - starting by handlever. 6 volts battery.

Gears / clutch: 4 forward 1 reverse - multiple disc in oil bath

Suspension rear: stiff axle with differential - longitudinal leaf springs with variable flexibility

Suspension front: rocker arm type, coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber

Steering: left hand with handlebar head staggered

Brakes: drums and handbreak on the rearwheels

Isocarro 400

  A look inside the Iso factory. It seems

that most of the 400's were white.

These van's were ideal for use

inside the small street of the Italian

(and Spanish) cities. Nice friendly

design too, and a nice badge!
This was a small multipurpose utility truck with many variations. It had a 400 cc two cylinder 4-stroke boxer engine and could carry up to 750kg.

It was small cheap to buy and to service. Today some call it a classic and are restoring them.

The picture on the left is a sales sheet from ACM, a company which sold these commercial vehicles.

Iso 400 Autoambulanza

 This is the sales sheet of the Iso 400 auto- ambulanza. It had the same chassis and engine as the normal 400.

A two cylinder 392cc 4-stroke boxer unit.

It delivered 14 hp at 4700 rpm.

Maximum speed was 70 kph

small outside big inside

Fratelli Corna and the Iso Plurima

Michellotti

In Torino the Carrozzeria Fratelli Corna were producing little MPV's on the chassis of the Iso 400. The factory was located at the via Postumia nr. 53 in Torino. In their brochure they advertised it as very util, comfortable, durable, secure and easy to drive. The designer of this little mpv was Michelotti and the drawing above is from his hand.

The "Isetta" Isocarro

Based on the well-known Isetta this Isocarro shared more 80% of its parts with it.

Copies from a partscatalogue of a Spanish Isocarro

It was ideal for the narrow streets in the cities of Italy and Spain. You could order it as a van, pickup truck etc. Not many have survived, neither in Italy nor Spain.