That is the question.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Well, here is the BMW Isetta that I saw last year inside the BMW museum in Munich.



A 1957 BMW Isetta bubble car?


Nein danke.


A 2013 BMW 535i M-Sport?

Ja, bitte.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

That isetta looks more like its been placed like a trash receptacle, not a car on display. Weird place to stash it.

However, interesting way to take the thread thinking isetta. You ask me bubble or no bubble, the first thing that pops into my mind is Jennifer Lopez

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You have to keep up the pressure by pumping the priming hand pump

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

*or*






*THAT* is the question!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

"don't want to be a bum
you better chew gum
but the pump don't work
cause the vandals took the handle"

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Girl by the whirlpool
Lookin' for a new fool
Don't wear sandals
Try to avoid scandals

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Super Bubble

Sorry folks - never got the whole Dillon thang...

...but there's always =>

Bubble acoustics | University of Southampton

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I'm leaning yes.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

The Fed has yet to meet a bubble that it will recognize as such......

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

Jim, you manage to sneak in references to and pictures of that Beemer everywhere ...

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

When the Fed annouces they are easing, we should see a market pullback.........if that's the bubble you speak of.

Maybe, it's time to increase the trailing stops? And hope we don't have a bit of pullback for them to trigger?

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Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

[QUOTE=MTI;3244715]bubble picture[QUOTE=MTI;3244715]

The early paperboard cartons are much more efficient than the bottles.
You can clearly see the progression of printing techniques from the 60's to modern times.

I'm betting they went from the "doll" bottle to a "standard-style" bottle as a cost savings, and to increase their bottles per pallet (decreasing dead space within a case)

2011 shows what appears to be direct printing, but in 2013 we're back to a label? Unless 2011 was printed on clear film that doesn't show in the photo.

1997+ closure appears to be a standard closure, definitely a cost savings.

If you wanted to increase shelf presence consider a holographic print on your label(assuming litho/flexo), and possibly a custom closure.

Since the mold hasn't changed since 1997, it might be getting old-a new bottle design is always a good way to catch the customer's eye. Pricey, of course-but it may pay off in a per-piece cost savings if the current mold utilizes outdated technology.

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