1962 Messerschmitt KR201 Roadster               

Chassis Number: 78887
Registration Number: 8558 MD 
Recorded Mileage: 8,039 miles

- Highly collectible UK-delivered example
- In current ownership since 1976
- Offered at No Reserve

After the Second World War, Messerschmitt, temporarily not allowed to manufacture aircraft, had turned its resources to producing other commodities.

In 1952, Fend approached Messerschmitt with the idea of manufacturing small motor vehicles based on his Fend Flitzer invalid carriage.

The first to enter production at Messerschmitt's Regensburg factory was the KR175 (the title Kabinenroller means literally "scooter with cabin").

The new KR200 replaced the KR175 in 1955, using the same basic frame but with changes to the bodywork (notably wheel cutouts in the front fenders) and an improved canopy design.

The KR200 was otherwise an almost total redesign of the model.

In 1957 the KR200 Kabrio model was released, featuring a cloth convertible top and fixed s...