Drive-thru?

[DAVID BROWER]

THE PREDECESSOR OF THE MESSERSCHMITT WAS A SINGLE SEAT CAR CALLED
THE FEND FLITZER . THEY WERE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED FOR HANDICAPPED PEOPLE .

IT HAD HAND CONTROLS BUT CAN'T HAVE BEEN EASY TO GET IN & OUT OF THEM .

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[Coss]

That would depend on the disability; if it was a double amputee it wouldn't be bad.

What year was it built? Before or after WW1 or WW2?
Both of those wars had large numbers of causalities (civilian and military) in EU, and amputees were not that uncommon.

 

[DAVID BROWER]

THE FLITZER WAS BUILT AFTER WW2 . 1948-1952

FRITZ FEND WAS ONE OF WILEY MESSERSCHMITT's ENGINEERS DURING THE WAR
AND DECIDED TO BUILD THE LITTLE INVALID CAR TO HELP CRIPPLED SOLDIERS .

THE BIG SURPRISE WAS THAT HE WAS GETTING LOTS OF ORDERS FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE
NOT INVALIDS THAT WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS EFFICIENT , CHEAP TO BUY & OPERATE .
( SOUND FAMILIAR ? )

HE COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH DEMAND SO HE WENT TO HIS OLD BOSS AND TOLD HIM
YOU HAVE A FACTORY WITHOUT A PRODUCT AND I HAVE A PRODUCT WITHOUT A FACTORY .

MESSERSCHMITT WAS NOT INTERESTED IN A SINGLE SEAT CAR BUT WHEN FEND PRODUCED
A STRETCH 2 SEAT VERSION A DEAL WAS STRUCK AND MESSERSCHMITT WAS IN THE CAR BUSINESS .

HERE IS THE PROTOTYPE.
NOTICE THE "FEND" EMBLEM LACK OF LOUVERS AND THE DOME MADE FROM MULTIPLE SECTIONS .

 

[Lil4X]

Just carry a stick with you

 

[Rickb]

I wonder if that grabber comes in all the Elio colors?

 

[aknaten]

Drive softly but carry a long stick.

 

[aknaten]

The MESSERSCHMITT is featured in Terry Gilliam's movie Brazil