Those who went to the Regensburg Rally in September 2000 were delighted to see a Fend Flitzer driving through the streets under its own power. Owned by Robert Eder from the town of Weilheim in Southern Germany, this car is in almost original condition. Built in 1951 and equipped with a 4.5hp Reidel engine, it … Read more
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The Kabinenroller comes to Britain Of the many nations to which the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller was exported its greatest success and warmest welcome was in Great Britain. Londoners saw the export model KR 175 on their streets for the very first time in April 1954. A new trend had begun and in time the amazing little … Read more
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Fritz Fend said, “the only thing the KaRo (as the Kabinenroller quickly became named), borrowed from the aeroplane was the basic need for minimum weight and low wind resistance. It was these similarities which gave rise to comparisons with aeroplane parts.” Fend’s design for a 2 seater car developed from the Flitzer, was finished in … Read more
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Body: steel tubular frame with steel panels Engine: 191cc Fichtel & Sachs air cooled two stroke single cylinder 9.7 HP Gears: 4 63mph Approximately 14000 produced. With increased competition and higher customer expectations Fend’s replacement for the KR175 saw the introduction of an overall improved design with increased power and bonded rubber suspension.
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Messerschmitt cabriolet – first introduced into the U.K. 1958. First 2 brochure details show a British export version (as evidenced by the British ‘Torpedo’ lights). Final one is a German version with the later hubcaps introduced in 1959. 1958 genuine cabriolet – among the first introduced to the UK. Photo is from 1963. Hood deflector … Read more
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The Messerschmitt KR201 was a rare roadster version of the KR200 produced in the late 1950s, featuring an open-top design instead of the iconic bubble canopy, while retaining the same compact, three-wheeled layout. Although prototypes appeared in late 1956, official production began in 1957, with fewer than 450 units produced between 1957 and 1964. With … Read more
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This has a small, aircraft style plexiglass windscreen and only two or three genuine examples exist. It was somewhat cheaper than the KR200 limousine as the expensive to manufacture aluminium top frame and perspex dome were omitted. It was made in limited numbers and probably to special order with the obvious disadvantage of no weather … Read more
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The Messerschmitt 200 Super established 25 Long Distance and Period World Records at the Hockenheim Circuit on 29th-30th August 1955. The original car can be seen at the Deutsches Museum, Munich although not with the record breaking engine – the original engine was lost while in storage at F&S Schweinfurt. Normal two stroke tuning was … Read more
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Body: steel tubular frame with steel panels Engine: 494cc FMR air cooled two stroke twin cylinders 19.9 HP Gears: 4 81mph Approximately 300 produced. With demand for more conventional cars increasing, Fend aimed to address this with the development of the four wheeled TG500. As FMR had taken over production from Messerschmitt in 1956 and … Read more
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The Tg 500: After the KR200 model variants were introduced, tests on the first four wheeled KaRo- the “Tiger” began in September 1957. The sales were aimed at existing KR 200 owners who had developed a faithful following in Germany with the many Karo Clubs. For legal reasons, the “Tiger” could only be called the … Read more
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Fend started negotiations with Fichtel & Sachs to buy the rights to produce an engine developed by them for the burgeoning small car market in Germany. It is thought they had originally designed this engine type during the war as a starter motor for large aircraft engines. An existing drawing dated 16th December 1955 that … Read more
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Launched in May 1958 to great acclaim from Messerschmitt fans in Britain, who were impatient for its arrival. Four months later, it reached us and we were not disappointed. Our Club welcomed Herr and Frau Fend for the first time for the official British launch of the Tiger on 29th September that year at Brands … Read more
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My recent acquisition of a Tg500 after 29 years of owning and driving a range of KR 200s prompted me to write a few words about the car and its differences from the three wheeled models which inspired its conception. For many years I have avoided becoming interested in the Tg500 as it always seemed … Read more
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Recently I bought a book on Messerschmitts edited by Jens Kron. The book contains a reference to the Messerschmitt Owners Club so I thought you might like to hear of my Tiger memories. Unfortunately I no longer own a ’schmitt but I made fantastic tours with these vehicles in the ’60s. It started with a … Read more
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Body: steel tubular frame with steel panels Engine: 191cc Fichtel & Sachs air cooled two stroke single cylinder 10.2 HP Gears: 4 63mph Unknown production numbers. The rarest Messerschmitt derivative is a pared down version of the KR200 with no lifting top section and a welded side and therefore less expensive when bought new. Not … Read more
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