1960 Messerschmitt TG500 Micro Car
Bonhams
Los Angeles, CAManual
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Summary
From Bonhams
1960 Messerschmitt TG500 Micro Car Chassis no. to be advised Engine no. to be advised Introduced in 1953 as the Fend, after its co-designer Fritz Fend, the Messerschmitt microcar was soon being marketed under its manufacturer's name, the change co-inciding with a switch from the original's 148cc Fichtel & Sachs engine to a 174cc unit.
More details
Sited at the rear, the single-cylinder two-stroke produced a modest 9bhp, enough nevertheless to propel the lightweight and aerodynamic KR175 to around 55mph. Tandem seating and handlebar controls were retained for the 191cc KR200 of 1955, which featured revised bodywork and floor-mounted accelerator and clutch. A four-wheeled version - the TG500 'Tiger' - arrived in 1957 powered by a twin-cylinder 20bhp 'Sachs engine and equipped with hydraulic brakes.
Effectively a 'super sports' model, the 75mph TG500 was manufactured in much smaller numbers than its three-wheeled cousin (some 400-or-so are believed to have been made compared with around 30,000 trikes) and today it very much rarer. Production of the TG500 ceased in 1961 and that of the KR200 in 1964. This TG500 has been the subject of a comprehensive and sympathetically managed frame-off restoration costing in the region of $40,000, and must be one of the best still in existence.
Offered with State of California Title.
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Listing history
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