Messerschmitt KR200 [SEP] designer
Messerschmitt KR200
The Messerschmitt KR200, or "Kabinenroller" (Cabin Scooter), is 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.
Messerschmitt, temporarily not allowed to manufacture aircraft, had turned its resources to making other products. In 1952, Fend approached Messerschmitt with the idea of manufacturing small motor vehicles. These were based on his Fend Flitzer invalid carriage.
The first of Fend's vehicles
suited for single-occupant or tandem-seat cars, and after this, canopies were usually hinged at the front or back.
Cars that use canopies Messerschmitts 1953 Messerschmitt KR175.
The KR175 was the first car, production or concept, to have a canopy. In 1956, the model was changed to the Messerschmitt KR200.
Cars that use canopies Messerschmitts 1956 Messerschmitt KR200.
The most noticeable thing about the KR200 is its distinctive bubble canopy, which gave rise to the term 'bubble car'. The KR200 continued Messerschmitt's