Iso Rivolta was an automobile and motorbike manufacturer in Italy, predominantly active from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. They are known for the iconic Isetta

Isetta

The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar built in a number of different countries, including Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Produced in the post-World War II years, a time when cheap short-distance transportation was most needed, it became one of the most...

 'bubble car' of the 1950s, and for a number of powerful performance cars in the 60s and early 70s.
Iso Rivolta was initially named Isothermos and manufactured refrigeration units before World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The company was originally founded in Genoa in 1939, but was transferred to Bresso

Bresso

Bresso is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 8 km north of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 27,052 and an area of 3.38 km²...

 in 1942 by Renzo Rivolta

Renzo Rivolta

Renzo Rivolta was an Italian Engineer.Rivolta is the founder of the car manufacturer Iso Rivolta. In the 1950s he developed the Isetta microcar and sold the car in Italy. The car became famous through the licensed production at BMW. In the 1960s Rivolta produced the Iso Grifo and other sportscars....

, an engineer and the heir of industrialists.