A tiny Messerschmitt bubble car found languishing in a barn after more than 40 years is set to sell for £7,000 at auction. The three-wheeled micro motor dates back to post-war Germany when the famous ...

Everyone seems to be talking about switching to electric and complicated new cars, but they get excited when they meet a well-maintained classic on the streets. The Messerschmitt KR175 is one of them.

There’s a very good reason why three-wheelers never picked up traction, just like there’s a very good reason why microcars never survived their ‘60s-’70s peak. Still, if you’re feeling nostalgic for ...

The tiny little red Messerschmitt car made its first appearance on the cover of the Duluth Budgeteer Dec. 12, 1957. "West Duluth Lad Wins Big Prizes on National TV Show," the headline read. The show ...

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 ...

Once the bane of many an RAF Spitfire pilot during The Battle of Britain, postwar Messerschmitt was forced to switch from producing lethal fighter planes to building scooters. The latter were cheery ...

Unceremoniously drummed off the automotive stage, the bubble car could make a surprising comeback on the European market thanks to a firm that plans to revive the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller, a ...

WHEN Will Messerschmitt was forced to stop making Nazi planes at the end of World War II he turned to making quirky little three-wheeled cars. In the wake of the war there was a ban placed on Germans ...

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 ...

More than 50 three and four wheeled Messerschmitt "bubble cars" have gathered in the New Forest. The rally at Beaulieu National Motor Museum on Saturday attracted owners from Holland and Germany, as ...