Small is beautiful, but practical?

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That things don't have to be big to be appreciated is proven by this nice shot of three Messerschmidts. At the middle and left are the two most 'common' types, the KR200, but the red one on the right is the earlier KR175, made in 1953, which interestingly had no electric starter and no reverse. The Messerschmidt was a tandem-seater which you had to enter by opening the canopy as this period photo shows. We remember one story from an elderly gentleman who had built a small garage in the garden for his KR175. When it was finished he proudly entered it with the Messerschmidt, only to find himself locked-in as because of the smallness of the garage he couldn't open the canopy and of course couldn't reverse out of it! This little problem was solved with the later KR200 models that did have a starter and reverse.
The colourphoto was taken at last year's Oldtimer-Gallery in Moscow, which incidentally will be held again this coming weekend from March 8-11.

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