This BMW Isetta Dragster Could Kill You

11 years, 3 months ago - 2 February 2013, Carbuzz
This BMW Isetta Dragster Could Kill You
The BMW Isetta may have originally started out lif as a bubble car, but strap on a Chevy big block V8 with 730 horsepower and you've got another beast entirely.

When one think of the BMW Isetta, images of that dufus TV character Steve Urkel often appear. Yes, he drove an Isetta so it's not exactly the car you'd want to be seen in. Until now, perhaps. Originally a 1959 Isetta, someone had the brilliant idea of turning it into a dragster by attaching a supercharged Chevy 502 cu in big block V8 with 730 horsepower mated to a two-speed manual. Called "Whatta Drag" (you get it?), it features forced induction and shoots four foot long flames from the rear exhaust.