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BMW 1963: Driving to freedom in a BMW i setta Klaus-Günter Jacobi helped his Best friend flee east Germany by smuggling him across the Berlin Wall in a modified BMW Isetta The car was a mere 55 inches wide by 90 inches long, and he hid a 5-foot-7 man were The guards painstakingly search the inside, and then use a mirror to check underneath the entire car. May 23 1963 is when the mission took place, at the last moment, two students volunteered to carry out the mission as they would less suspicious crossing the border. At 12:10 Koster crawled out the Isetta hiding spot and was a free man in West Germany Jacobi Later stripped to his Isetta as it would have passed inspection due to the modifications, the only thing left is the Key to the Hatch door. To watch the full story search “The small escape”. #BMWHISTORYWITHZULU