# What make and model of car is in this video **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 9, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240 "2026-08-09T03:06:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![X.L.Lent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a5b964/32.png) [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240/1 "2026-08-09T03:06:04Z")
Lately I’ve been enjoying some old films of downtown Los Angeles where I worked in the mid 1980s. Can anyone identify the red and white car seen parked on the left at about 0:21 in this 1960s era video? It looks like someone posted the same question on Facebook which is where I found this video. I thought it might be an Isetta but after doing some research I have come to think that it is something else. Link to video: [https://www.facebook.com/reel/2009826686332889](https://www.facebook.com/reel/2009826686332889) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240/2 "2026-08-09T03:12:33Z")
> **[BMW 600](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_600)** > > The BMW 600 is a four-seater city car produced by the German automaker BMW from mid-1957 until November 1959. Partially based on the BMW Isetta two seater, it was BMW's first postwar four-seater economy car. It was not a sales success, but it began the design process for its more successful successor, the BMW 700. BMW needed to expand its model range, but they did not have the resources to develop an all-new car with an all-new engine. Therefore, it used the Isetta as starting point for a new fo... ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240/3 "2026-08-09T03:14:15Z")
> [@X.L.Lent](#): > > [https://www.facebook.com/reel/2009826686332889](https://www.facebook.com/reel/2009826686332889) @Johnny_L.A beat me to it. I’m pretty sure it’s a BMW600. ---
**Author:** ![X.L.Lent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a5b964/32.png) [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-make-and-model-of-car-is-in-this-video/1032240/4 "2026-08-09T04:26:55Z")
Thank you @Johnny_L.A and @ricepad!