Where does The Messerschmidt come from?

Answer 1

AirplaneWilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt (June 26, 1898 - September 15, 1978) was a legendary German aircraft designer and manufacturer. He was born in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. He foundied his own aircraft company at Augsburg, Germany, where he designed the 2-seat Messerschmidt Bf-108 and later the Bf-109 fighter. CarMesserschmidt KR 175

In the early fifties in Germany and Italy very small cars emerged. These were mostly built by Motorcycle manufacturers. One of the earliest of such attemps was built by Messerschmidt(yes, the same). Never extremely popular, although in total some 22,000 of the different models have been built. This is nothing more actually than a covered motorcycle with two wheels in front. Top speed was a whopping 80 km/h. These cars were made at the same aircraft factory after WW2. When the company re-started the aircraft production, the car company was continued in Regensburg.

Link with photos & Specs on the Car:

http://www.pcsystems.com/messerschmitt/mess.html

Link to a YouTube video of the Messerschmidt car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w46gw8YMTeA&feature=related

It's called Messerschmitt!!! Not Messerschmidt!