This cool little wagon is a 1963 Glas Isar K 700 and it’s located in Riihimaki, Finland, about an hour north of Helsinki. Yes, there would be some hefty shipping charges to bring this one across the pond. It’s listed on eBay with an equally-hefty asking price of $4,000. This car was stored in a barn for over 15 years; I’m assuming that it was a barn in Finland. You know what restored Goggomobils go for, several times that $4,000 asking price, so if you do a lot of the work yourself this could be a good buy, even with shipping costs added in to the mix. Thanks to Jim S. for sending in this tip!

The Isar was the Glas company’s first try at building a “regular-sized” car. It was originally called the “big Goggomobil” when it was introduced at the 1957 Frankfurt Motor Show. By the time that production was under way, in the fall of 1958 for the 1959 model year, the sedan was known as the Glas Isar T 600 and the Kombi, or wagon, was known as the Glas Isar K 600. The “600” referred to the size of the engine – a 584 cc two-cylinder boxer engine with 19 hp and the “700” was a 688 cc two-cylinder boxer engine with 30 hp. Unfortunately, there are no engine photos included in the auction of this K 700. Here’s what a fully-restored car looks like; Very cool! And, what the engine should look like, or what it will look like after it’s restored. 14,275 “station wagon” models were produced between 1958 and 1965 when production ended.

I love these quirky, somewhat-gangly-and awkward-looking cars! Maybe it’s because I’m also quirky, and somewhat-gangly-and-awkward-looking. The profile is a little awkward because of the originally-proposed engine placement slightly in front of the front drive wheels, but the car was changed at the last minute to be a rear-wheel-drive configuration. That led to some trouble with the gearbox and the early cars were said to be fairly problematic. Luckily, this 1963 model is a later car and those bugs would have been worked out by then. This particular turquoise and white K 700 will need a full restoration. The seller says that it’s missing the tail lights and the back window, and that “one brake is  jammed.” But, the “engine turns”, which is always a good thing. They’ll send more photos and any additional information you need if you send them a message.

I’m not sure what the gauges are in the center, those must be something that an owner added, I don’t know if those are factory equipment. Here is a photo of an interior in a similar car, in quite a bit better condition than the car for sale here. And, an image of the main gauge cluster on a similar car. The rear compartment of the car for sale here won’t give you a ton of room for hauling things around, but you’ll sure stand out from the crowd at the big box home store when you pick up supplies in this car. I love unusual cars like this. If this car wasn’t located in Finland I’d be scratching my gray-whiskered-chin wondering whether to go for this one or not. Are there any other fans of these unusual cars out there?