Travelling on the bypass (A10) of Amsterdam just before entering the “Zeeburger” tunnel, my Isetta came to a full emergency stop. Photos below give an impression of experienced engine damage.

It took quite some persuasion to explain to the arrived A.A. road-service that my being there was fully legal in accordance to applied traffic laws. Observing my “dwarf”, they could hardly imagine so.
Fall 2002
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Photo 1

Photo 1
Here you see a recording of the totally distorted Hardy disc.

Photo 2

Photo 2
Snapped off parts on the gearbox cover. Rubber left over parts of the Hardy disc on the trident.

By "mouse over" an explantion of published photo.
Photo 4

Photo 4
The completely bended trident.

Photo 3

Photo 3
The distorted trident with left over rubber remains of the Hardy disc.

Photo 5

Photo 5
On the cover of the gearbox the snapped off parts are clearly to be observed. You'll see an underlying ball-bearing in the hole caused by the damage

Photo 6

Photo 6
The by the German Isetta Club developed modificatione to avoid damage by unepected loosening of the Hardy disc,

André's Isetta site
Engine damage fall 2002