Do you remember the Messerschmitt 3 wheel Car

I used to have one of these in the mid 60s in the UK, loved the little thing. Went caving one weekend and had a couple of large blokes crammed in the back and we had our gear strapped on the rack which is over the engine cover. With all that weight I rolled the poor beast and smashed the canopy.

They also did a version with two wheels on the back. Great little vehicle.

If you remember these, I guess the restrictions of the back seat will not be a deal breaker when you buy your new one.

Hello there, I don't remember those but did have my heart set on a Gogomobile in the late fifties. Can't remember how much they were back then but do remember I could not afford one at the time.
Anyway it worked out to my advantage because I managed to buy my first vehicle in 1961 which was a VW.

My interest had shifted from Gogomobiles to Sheila's by this stage & the VW offered lots more scope in my education about the birds & the bees. It was a wonderful little car, you could slip the front seats out in a matter of seconds & place them on the ground which made the interior much more roomier for the business at hand. Aaaaah ,what beaut memories & what a simple & reliable little vehicle.
I had better get back in my kennel now just in case SHMBI starts asking silly bloody questions about my youth!! LOL & cheers

And then there was the ' Lightburn Zeta'...made by a washing machine company....
And the Victa Airtourer aeroplane- built by a lawnmower company...

'Twas about the time they started thinking of kicking me out of school.

Went for ride in one once. Me 190cm frame could even fit in one in those days(these days I need a Kenworth...lol)

I eventually bought a Fiat Bambino. Flat chat at about 80kmh. Got in with bad company one night and rolled it on an S bend. Fell out through the open sunroof and watched it bounce down the road. We both survived....hahahahaha


Cheers

Yes, I certainly remember them punting around in the late 50's, early 60's.
Like the Goggos, Isetta, etc, the market in Aust was limited because the fuel economy was not a real consideration; just the cost of purchasing the car was the main issue. A young guy back then would rather buy an old 6-cyl FJ than buy a new bubble car, partly coz of the prestige of a larger car. War-recovering Europe was a different matter.
Gerry

Yeh I had one in the late sixties. It broke down one night and left it in a servo at Chullora. Some Flickin fliker set it on fire. Nothing left and tossed it into the tip. Crying still today.

Cheers
jack

What about the Lloyd Hartnet? Another Australian car that fell by the wayside, Thank goodness.

great in its day but like the goggomobile now a museum piece, there was quite a few 3 whhelers around in the early fifties

CLC50,

Where was the photo taken? If it is the Messerschmitt that was in the Queenstown Museum in NZ my Father in the one that donated it to them.

I'm not sure if it is still in Queenstown, It may have been moved elsewhere now.

Regards
John

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B
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C
CLEVER
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CityEl
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D
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E
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F
Fabrique Nationale AS 24
Felber Autoroller
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H
Harley-Davidson Servi-Car
Heinkel Kabine
Honda Gyro
I
Isetta
J
JZR Trikes
K
Kapi
John Henry Knight
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L
Lambert (cyclecar)
Le Favori
Leanster
Libelle (microcar)
M
Marie de Bagneux
Mazda Mazdago
Messerschmitt KR175
Messerschmitt KR200
Morgan Motor Company
O
Opelit Mopetta
P
Peel Manxcar
Peel P50
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Piaggio Ape
P cont.
Piaggio MP3
R
Reliant Regal
Reliant Robin
S
Scootacar
Scott Sociable
Shelter (automobile)
Sinclair C5
Steam tricycle
Styl Kar
T
T-Rex (automobile)
Three wheeled car
Tilting three wheeler
Tourette (automobile)
Tri-Magnum
Triking
Tuk-tuk
Twike
V
Velorex
VentureOne
X
Xtra (automobile)
Z
ZAP Xebra
Zoe Motor