A tiny Messerschmitt bubble car found languishing in a barn after more than 40 years is set to sell for £7,000 at auction. The three-wheeled micro motor dates back to post-war Germany when the famous ...
There’s a very good reason why three-wheelers never picked up traction, just like there’s a very good reason why microcars never survived their ‘60s-’70s peak. Still, if you’re feeling nostalgic for ...
Once the bane of many an RAF Spitfire pilot during The Battle of Britain, postwar Messerschmitt was forced to switch from producing lethal fighter planes to building scooters. The latter were cheery ...
At first glance, the Messerschmitt KR200 might not seem like the most practical vehicle. Its Lilliputian size and Jetsons proportions hardly make you think it’s the perfect daily car. It doesn’t even ...
Freiburg (dpa/lsw) - Aufklappbares Plexiglasdach, windschnittige Form, knatternder Motor: Der Messerschmitt-Kabinenroller ist ein Symbol des frühen „Wirtschaftswunders“. Bei einem Treffen werden von ...
One thing that must be said about three- wheelers and bubble cars alike is that their designs were not hampered by an over reliance on conventional thinking. But the Messerschmitt KR175 was arguably ...
During the years of the Second World War, the name Messerschmitt was dreaded by the enemies of Germany. The Nazi-made Bf 109 0r Me 262 for instance became either the bulk of the Luftwaffe in the case ...
One of the best reasons to attend a race, even if you don't like motorsports, is the near limitless opportunity to go carspotting. Maybe you've seen more than your fair share of predictable exotics ...
St. Ingbert (dpa/tmn) - Klein und wendig - keine unpraktischen Eigenschaften für ein Fahrzeug, das im Großstadtverkehr bestehen soll. Der Messerschmitt Kabinenroller erfüllte sie schon in den 1940er ...
Erst die Knutschkugel, nun der Kabinenroller: Das berühmteste Dreirad der Fünfzigerjahre ist wieder da. Gänzlich unverändert bleibt das Konzept des schrägen Auto-Zwergs, komplett neu hingegen ist sein ...
Wie die Isetta von BMW gehört auch der Kabinenroller von Messerschmitt zu den Auto-Ikonen im Nachkriegsdeutschland. Und wie die Isetta feiert nun auch der Kabinenroller seine Wiederauferstehung als ...
After market demand suddenly dried up for ME 109 and ME 262 fighters in 1945, German aircraft maker Messerschmitt began a new battle for survival, building among other things sewing machines and ...
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