Messerschmitt
(1953 - 1964)
Brand:
Messerschmitt (also known as FMR, Messerschmitt & FMR)
Country:
Germany
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In the summer of 1955, Motor Rundschau tested the improved Messerschmitt KR 200 cabin scooter with the 200 cc Sachs engine. Dipl. Ing. Helmut Hütten was satisfied and only criticized minor points. He was particularly pleased with the ability to easily keep up with other traffic or even be able to overtake. The economy also impressed him. As a compromise between a scooter and a vehicle, the Messerschmitt hit the mark very well. The different vehicle concepts were also compared in the test, and here too the cabin scooter performed well.
The Messerschmitt cabin scooter was a child of the post-war era and combined the frugality typical of motorcycles with the comfort of a car. Over 52,000 Messerschmitt KR 175, KR 200/201 and TG 500 were produced.
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.
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