£16,188
1961 Messerschmitt KR200
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 9 Apr 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£16,188
1961 Messerschmitt KR200
UK • 9 Apr 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a beautifully restored Messerschmitt KR200, a microcar produced between 1955 and 1964. This right-hand drive vehicle was comprehensively restored using original parts and reconfigured as a convertible. It has a 191cc engine with 4 forward and 4 reverse gears capable of speeds up to 60mph in either direction.
Condition
8
The car has undergone a comprehensive restoration using original and club-supplied parts, with engine and transmission overhauled by a specialist. The body has been reconfigured as a convertible. The vendor states it is 'very presentable and drives really well'.
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60,926 miles (via 2016 MOT)
117 UYM
United Kingdom
77451
1961
Auction
£16,188
1961 Messerschmitt KR200
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 9 Apr 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
Introduced in 1953 as the 'fend', after its co-designer Fritz Fend, the KR175 Kabinenroller (scooter with cabin) was soon marketed under the more famous Messerschmitt name.
The narrow body and corresponding low frontal area was achieved with tandem seating and handlebar controls which also allowed the body to taper like an aircraft fuselage.
Powered by a two-stroke 148cc Fichtel & Sachs engine that produced a modest 9bhp, the fuel consumption was reported to be 87mpg with a top speed of 55mph.
In 1955, an improved KR200 was introduced with a larger 191cc engine, revised bodywork, an improved turning circle and floor-mounted accelerator and clutch.
The tandem seating allowed centralised weight distribution irrespective of occupants, avoiding the flawed logic of the Isetta's lop-sided engine arrangement, and providing the little tricycle with handling characteristics that outclassed its contemporaries.
Four forward and four reverse gears made for rapid progress in either direction w...
Price Analysis vs Other KR200s
£10,152
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£24,782
Median Price (Since 2020)
£53,626
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 13th May 2017
Latest MOT mileage:
60,926 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 14th May 2016, 60,926 miles
Passed
On 28th Mar 2015, 60,807 miles
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