Swiss Brothers Get Ready to Refloat the Bubble Car

Swiss Brothers Get Ready to Refloat the Bubble Car
Chief Operating Officer Oliver (L) and his brother Chief Marketing Officer Merlin Ouboter of Swiss Microlino AG pose beside an electric-powered Microlino car in Kuesnacht, Switzerland on July 13, 2018. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
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ZURICH—With its quirky egg shape and minimalist interior, the bubble car was a symbol of cheap and cheerful mobility on European roads in the 1950s and 60s.

Today, two Swiss brothers are developing a new version of the two-seater, a full 56 years after BMW halted production of its famed Isetta after churning out more than 160,000 vehicles.