This cute car is often seen around Avalon. It is a real head turner. It is a Messerschmitt KR175 Made in 1952 at their Regensburg factory in Germany.
It has a 173 cc Fichtel & Sachs air-cooled single cylinder two-stroke engine positioned in front of the rear wheel. It is good to see them out on the streets rather than in a museum.
Very true about not being in a museum, if it works use it, easy to park too I'd say. At least he is up with technology in other ways.
ReplyDeleteMy dad had a bubble car in the late 50s early 60s in the UK. I did once work out which one it was but can't remember not. Not this one.
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ReplyDeleteOh, I guess you can say that this is a cute classic car. The size gives it the feel of a golf cart, but the overall design seems more like that of a sports car.
ReplyDeleteThere was a (now rare) 4 wheel version called the Tiger that they used to race! Easy to park? I used to drive into a tight spot and lift the tail in. Reverse was running the engine backwards (two sets of points), so four gears in forward AND reverse! The bubble was hot in the sun, no air con! Heating was a heat exchanger tube over the exhaust that fed through the tubular chassis.
DeleteOh, extremely cute! The owner must’ve loved all the attention. No onlooker could’ve let that pass without even a picture. It’s nice to see that kind of car these days. Who would’ve thought that it just came from an RSM project in the 50’s? And now, it’s become a classic! Great!
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