TWO MESSERSCHMITT KR 200 BUBBLE CARS (YELLOW / BLUE)
The bubble car (yellow) arrived at the Museum of Flight in 1998 on loan from a private lender as part of the celebrations to mark the founder’s 100th birthday. It was bought by EADS in 2000 and is now the oldest registered company vehicle belonging to Airbus (the successor of EADS).
The bubble car (blue) was manufactured in 1962 by the Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau (FMR) Company in Regensburg.
The Messerschmitt Foundation acquired the vehicle body including a large parts package from a private individual in Berlin in 2012.
The parts were then handed over to a restorer, who restored the vehicle to roadworthy condition by 2013 and was subsequently able to register it. The KARO was then handed over to the care of the Messerschmitt Museum of Flight.
TWO MESSERSCHMITT KR 200 BUBBLE CARS (YELLOW / BLUE)
KR 200
yellow
KR 200
blue
Owner
Airbus
Messerschmitt Foundation
Holder
Airbus
Messerschmitt Foundation
Operator
Airbus
Airbus
Registration number
M-AU 61
M-TT 262
Serial number
77187
80234
Year of construction
1961
1964
TWO MESSERSCHMITT KR 200 BUBBLE CARS (YELLOW / BLUE)
KR 200
KR 200
KR 200
KR 200
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