• Iconic German microcar • Delivered new in the UK • Dutch registration documents • Continuation logbook on file (1972) Messerschmitt's iconic Kabinenroller microcar is one of the best remembered and most readily recognised cars ever produced.

Temporarily forbidden to manufacture aircraft after WW2, Messerschmitt had turned its resources to making other products, including microcars.

Introduced in 1953 as the 'Fend', after its co-designer Fritz Fend, Messerschmitt's micro-car was soon being marketed under its manufacturer's name, the change coinciding with a switch from the original's 148cc Fichtel & Sachs engine to a 174cc unit.

Sited at the rear, the single-cylinder two-stroke motor produced a modest 9bhp, which nevertheless was sufficient to propel the lightweight and aerodynamic KR175 to a maximum speed of around 55mph.

The Plexiglas canopy, so reminiscent of those of Messerschmitt's wartime fighter aircraft, hinged sideways to enable access for the two occupants, who sat one b...