Messerschmitt - Automobile Classics

1946-1972

1959 Messerschmitt KR200 – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2022

February 9, 2024

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Aircraft-inspired design met postwar austerity in the 1959 Messerschmitt KR200. With tandem seating beneath a transparent bubble canopy and a single-cylinder two-stroke engine at the rear, it looked more like a cockpit than a car. Yet for thousands of buyers, it provided practical and affordable mobility in a rapidly motorizing Germany. Technical Details The Messerschmitt […]

1946-1972

1963 Messerschmitt KR200 – Exterior and Interior – Auto Zürich Classic Car Show 2021

April 4, 2022

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By 1963, the microcar boom was already fading, yet the Messerschmitt KR200 still offered a radically different approach to everyday transport. With its aircraft-style canopy and tandem seating, it blurred the line between road vehicle and cockpit. Few production cars of its era looked—or operated—so unconventionally. Technical Details The 1963 Messerschmitt KR200 was built by […]