Messerschmitt Kabinenroller
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Messerschmitt
made two Kabinenroller three-wheeled microcar
s in association with Fritz Fend
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These were conceptually based on the Fend Flitzer
invalid carriage.
Messerschmitt sold the factory to Fend, who incorporated Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH, Regensburg (FMR), to continue production of the KR200 under the Messerschmitt marque, which they did until 1964.
FMR also developed the four-wheeled FMR Tg500 based on the KR chassis, which they sold from 1957 to 1961.
Messerschmitt
Messerschmitt AG was a famous German aircraft manufacturing corporation named for its chief designer, Willy Messerschmitt, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, notably the Bf 109 and Me 262...
made two Kabinenroller three-wheeled microcar
Microcar
A microcar is the smallest automobile classification usually applied to standard small car . Such small cars were generally referred to as cyclecars until the 1940s. More recent models are also called bubblecars due to their egg-shaped appearance.-Definition:The definition of a microcar has varied...
s in association with Fritz Fend
Fritz Fend
Fritz Fend : was an aeronautical engineer. He worked for Messerschmitt and designed the famous Kabinenroller KR175 / KR200.Fend was a technical officer with the Luftwaffe during World War II....
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- the Messerschmitt KR175Messerschmitt KR175The Messerschmitt KR175 bubble car was the first vehicle built by Messerschmitt under its 1952 agreement with Fritz Fend. In concept, although not in actual design, it was an extended version of the Fend Flitzer invalid carriage...
(1953-1955), and - the Messerschmitt KR200Messerschmitt KR200The Messerschmitt KR200, or Kabinenroller , was a three-wheeled bubble car designed by the aircraft engineer Fritz Fend and produced in the factory of the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt from 1955 to 1964.-History:...
(1955-1956)
These were conceptually based on the Fend Flitzer
Fend Flitzer
The Fend Flitzer was a three-wheeled invalid carriage designed and built by Fritz Fend. The Flitzer established many of the basic concepts on which Fend's later Messerschmitt Kabinenroller microcars were developed....
invalid carriage.
Messerschmitt sold the factory to Fend, who incorporated Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH, Regensburg (FMR), to continue production of the KR200 under the Messerschmitt marque, which they did until 1964.
FMR also developed the four-wheeled FMR Tg500 based on the KR chassis, which they sold from 1957 to 1961.