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Fuldamobil - the small car evergreen from Hesse

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Created on October 1, 1973

Reading time 6min

Written by:

H. P. Rosellen

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Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions 2012

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Darin Schnabel - Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

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Bruno von Rotz

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Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions 2012

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Martin Schröder

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Fuldamobil S6 (1960) - scheint fast auf zwei Rädern zu schweben - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2017

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Fuldamobil Silberfloh (1952) - erinnert fast an ein Flugzeug - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2017

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Fuldamobil (1952) - Teil der Kleinwagenschau - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2016

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - angeboten an der Versteigerung des Bruce Weiner Microcar Museums durch RM Auction am 15. und 16. Februar 2013

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Dreibeinig

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Blinker oben an der Türe

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Türen öffnen nach hinten

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Auspuff wie bei einem Mofa

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Blick ins Cockpit

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Tacho bis 80 km/h

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Markenzeichen

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Schlusslicht

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - vom Motor sieht man nicht viel

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Fuldamobil N-2 (1953) - Tank im Heck

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Fuldamobil S4 (1956) - Kleinstfahrzeuge anlässlich des Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2012 in der Villa d'Erba

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - angeboten an der Versteigerung des Bruce Weiner Microcar Museums durch RM Auction am 15. und 16. Februar 2013

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - wirkt wie ein Floh

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - mit Heckklappe, aber kleiner Heckscheibe

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - Blinker immer noch oben

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - die kleine Heckscheibe in der Heckklappe

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - komfortabel ausgestattet

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - knappe Sitzgelegenheit hinten

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - Markenzeichen

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - verpackter Motor

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - Typenschild

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Fuldamobil S-4 (1955) - Markenzeichen

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Fuldamobil S-6 (1956) - mit der grossen Heckscheibe

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Fuldamobil S-6 (1956) - rundlicher und moderner

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Fuldamobil S-6 (1956) - windschlüpifg angelegt

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Fuldamobil S-6 (1956) - kompakt und tropfenförmig

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Fuldamobil S-6 (1956) - aufgeräumtes Cockpit

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Fuldamobil S-6 (1956) - Markenzeichen

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Fuldamobil S-6 (1956) - mit der grossen Heckscheibe hinten

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Fuldamobil S-6 (1956) - Doppelrad hinten wie die Isetta

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Fuldamobil S6 (1960) - zwei Räder vorne, eines hinten - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2017

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Summary

The Fuldamobil was an early microcar that broke new ground in terms of design. Because there was no major manufacturer behind it, the popular three-wheeler never became as important as its competitors, the Isetta or Messerschmitt. This report tells the whole story and shows different model variants.

This article contains the following chapters

Innovative front wheel suspension
Lightweight
Fake hood
Hammered aluminum
From 1954 with tailgate
From 1956 with double rear wheel
Swan song
Still with a four-stroke engine
Four generations of Fuldamobil

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In March 1950, the first Fuldamobil celebrated its world premiere in the first Fulda carnival procession after the war. For Bosch wholesaler Karl Schmitt and his designer Norbert Stevenson, this procession seemed just the right occasion to present the new three-wheeled mobile to the general public. Karl Schmitt owned a small company, "Elektromaschinenbau- Fulda", in addition to his wholesale business. In the summer of 1949, when the 32-year-old Stevenson showed the Fulda resident the construction plans for a miniature car design, Schmitt saw an opportunity to broaden his business base. A wooden frame was built on a three-wheeled tubular frame with an independent rear wheel, to which sheet steel was then nailed.

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