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FMR Tg 500 - the tiger among cabin scooters

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Created on February 20, 2022

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Bruno von Rotz

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - der Fahrer sitzt in der Mitte

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - das Reserverad hängt aussen

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - dem "Tiger" wurden Wunderleistungen im Slalom nachgesagt

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - sportlicher Sturz an der Hinterachse

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - zusammen mit dem Messerschmitt KR200, die Unterschiede optischer Natur sind gering

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FMR Tiger TG 500 (1959) - Indianapolis Oerlikon 2018

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - freundliches Gesicht

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - die Räder sind grösser als beim Messerschmitt KR200, aber immer noch klein

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - in Roadster-Konfiguration

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - komplett instrumentiert

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - doppelt soviel Leistung hatte der "Tiger" im Vergleich zum normalen Messerschmitt "Karo"

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - auch heute noch kann der "Tiger" auf der Landstrasse fast allem folgen

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - auch beim Roadster darf gewischt werden

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - eng stehende Scheinwerfer

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - etwas Chrom

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - das Markenzeichen änderte von Ringen zu Rauten

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - Unterschrift Fritz Fend auf dem Tiger

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - das zusätzliche vierte Hinterrad war der am deutlichsten sichtbare Unterschied zum normalen Messerschmitt Kabinenroller

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - hier gibt's Zugang via Service-Klappe, der Motor ist eine Etage tiefer

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FMR TG 500 "Tiger" (1959) - am Concours "Zurich Classic Car Award 2019"

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FMR KR 200 (1957) - Kabinenroller unter der Glaskuppel

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FMR KR 200 (1959) - als Cabriolet

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FMR KR 200 (1961) - als Cabriolet mit Autoradio-Ausrüstung

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Messerschmitt Tiger (1957) - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1957 - Vorn und hinten gleiche Spur

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Messerschmitt Tiger TG 500 (1957) - der schnellste Messerschmitt-Kabinenroller

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FMR Tg 500 (1958) - frühe Version des schnellen Kabinenrollers "Tiger" mit vier Rädern

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FMR Tg 500 (1958) - Tiger mit Dach

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FMR Tg 500 (1961) - der vierrädrige Tiger mit Kuppeldach

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - Tiger mit Allwetterverdeck

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FMR Tg 500 (1959) - der Tiger als Roadster

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FMR Tg 500 (1958) - auch als Roadster zu haben

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FMR Tg 500 (1958) - Triebwerk gut zugänglich, behauptet der Verkaufsprospekt

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FMR Tg 500 (1958) - Anzeige für den Tiger

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F.M.R. Tg 500 'Tiger' (1958) - angeboten an der Versteigerung des Bruce Weiner Microcar Museums durch RM Auction am 15. und 16. Februar 2013

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F.M.R. Tg 500 'Tiger' (1958) - angeboten an der Versteigerung des Bruce Weiner Microcar Museums durch RM Auction am 15. und 16. Februar 2013

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F.M.R. Tg 500 'Tiger' (1958) - angeboten an der Versteigerung des Bruce Weiner Microcar Museums durch RM Auction am 15. und 16. Februar 2013

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Summary

Driving performance like a sports car for the price of a small car? This is exactly what the FMR Tg 500 promised when it was launched in 1957. Teething troubles and a waning enthusiasm for cabin scooters made life difficult for it, despite its sporting success, so that only a few examples were produced. Today, these are more sought-after than many a Ferrari. And they are fun anyway. This vehicle report tells the short history of the fast four-wheel cabin scooter and shows it in current and historical pictures as well as in the sales literature of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

A high-flyer
Advance praise
Birth of pincers
In the fast lane
Beaten under value in racing
No commercial success
A rarity today
Aircraft feeling on the ground

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

With the Messerschmitt KR 200, Fritz Fend had created a popular cabin scooter that combined aircraft looks with frugal drinking habits and practical driving performance. However, the Messerschmitt was not fast enough for some, including the spiritual father of the small car himself. In September 1957, Fritz Fend consequently presented his idea of a significantly faster cabin scooter, the Tiger, at the IAA in Frankfurt. The two-seater not only had an additional wheel, but also one more cylinder. The two-stroke 493 cm3 engine designed by Fichtel & Sachs but extensively modified by Fend produced 19.5 hp (24.5 hp in the sports version).

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