Along with 1950s/60s contemporaries like the Isetta, the three-wheeled Messerschmitt KR200 was one of the original microcars. The car continues to have a following half a century later, so much so ...

Born in the years following World War II as an alternative to motorcycles, microcars remained popular until the 1960s thanks to their low fuel consumption and affordable price and maintenance. The BMW ...

One of the best reasons to attend a race, even if you don't like motorsports, is the near limitless opportunity to go carspotting. Maybe you've seen more than your fair share of predictable exotics ...

If you know the name Messerschmitt, the image that may jump to mind is of a screaming World War II aircraft engaged in a vicious dogfight high over battle-torn Europe. While it is true the German ...

191-cc two-stroke single, one-barrel, four-speed. Signal red with black vinyl. Older restoration shows paint problems around panel edges and side entry area. Most flat surfaces still shiny, not much ...

His automotive adventure started reporting on various motorsport events as a sports writer before moving onto a full-time auto career with various sites, including This Week In Motors and ...

In 1952, German aircraft engineer Fritz Fend presented a design for a Kabinenroller, or Cabin Scooter, to the Messerschmitt aircraft corporation, which had been prohibited from manufacturing aircrafts ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Microcars. You know, those tiny cars that look like they barely fit one person, typically powered by a motorcycle engine, and most importantly, ...

Microcars, the Lilliputian "bubble cars" produced throughout Europe after World War II, are making a comeback as automakers produce more fuel-efficient vehicles. Fiat ...

I saw this on the Innovative, Banned, and Unique Racing Cars Facebook page, and it caught my attention like an unnoticed hand on a groin: a Messerschmitt KR200 microcar with a massive, brutal Hemi V8 ...

No, I'm not actually at the controls of a German fighter but if I'm not in a plane, is it a car? Or even a bike? Well neither, really. It's a bubble car, designed by Fritz Fend for the company that ...