Messerschmitt 3 wheeler cars

[Leon Sumter]

who of you remember the little Messerschmitt 3 wheeler cars that were in OMD in the 60's and 70's.
I seem to recall that the last one left was a blue one which was owned by a French guy Derobe ?? who was married to a Hockney?? girl and they lived in top end 3rd or 4th avenue.
Who can fill in the missing gaps here?

[Leon Sumter]

this what they looked like.

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

He he he The Messerschitt Kabinenroller

Never seen one in Oranjemund, remember no private vehicles in town till mid 70 tees

Here a Picture

http://www.messerschmitt-club-deutschland.de/dateien/bild.htm?pic=img/me103.jpg

[Michael Alexander]

One seater?  Where did the engine go?

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

@ Mike

Its a 2 seater, like a plane the only thing missing is the wings LOL

The enigine is on the rear, that vehicle was very popular in the 1950´s

[Michael Alexander]

So, the front is like a volksie, boot space in the front?

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

You climb in from the top, open the roof

No Luggage in front, a luggage carrier was attached on the rear above the engine section

The maker was Heinkel famous aeroplane builders ( as far as i remember)

[Michael Alexander]

I never ever knew that these cars were in Omund....... wonder how many there were and what happened to them......

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

BMW also made Vehicles like that with about 300 cc engine

Front is the door as seen on the pic

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Isetta_dwergauto.gif

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Forgot to say, thes are 4 wheelers

The rear has 2 Wheels very narrow in width

[Mike Stenson (RIP)]

Georg there was one of these in Oranjemund to. Can't remember who had it and when.

[Leon Sumter]

can't recall seeing an Isetta in town in the 70's, but there was definitely at least one Messerschmitt. I seem to recall having to work on it or something, as I say it was owned by a young French guy who I think was married to one of the Hockney girls, or maybe my memory is playing games with me here, we're talking almost 40 years ago.

[SandyB]

Hi all  couldnt post  earlier .. connection  went  dicky  .. just back from dinner ...  here is content  saved ...

Hi  Georg ..  posted  under this topic    http://www.oranjemundonline.com/Forum/index.php?topic=1669.0    page two about Mrs Castle who had a Messerschmitt  and  the De Pinto's had a BMW Isetta    plus of course the old  morris cars in town ..    see the pics
The  Messerschmitts  actually evolved  from the early  3 wheeler  and  for extra stability  became an  albeit narrow  back  4 wheeler .. and  with  better engines  could top 120 KPH !!!  do search .. and read ...

[SandyB]

Here the  evloved model ..
Mrs Castle still had the 3 wheeler  but  with the  perspex canopy ...

[John Creedy]

Mrs Castle a school teacher had one in the 1960's.  At the  same time as Mrs Castle.  That was around 1968 that I rode it.  My brother Mike and electrician Piet Verkuil used to "look after it" while Mr van der Merwe was out of town.  The GM's wife at the time was Mrs devlin.  She had a car as well.  Maintained by the mine and was repaired on the quiet if one of the kids damaged it!  If you dated the GM's daughter, you had access to the car??
John