1955 Messerschmitt KR175

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WillingnessMean9@reddit

There are a whole two that pull up to my local cars and coffee in san diego, one red and one gray. Never gets old looking at one lol

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SpartanMonkey@reddit

I see the cockpit... where's the rest of the plane?

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SlickDillywick@reddit

If you asked me to describe the person who would drive one of those today, I’d describe that man without ever seeing him

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Blah-squared@reddit

?? Why wouldn’t you want to drive this??

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from the video, it looks like it is likely to be in Florida and the vehicle doesn't look nearly nimble or fast enough to dodge all the boomers in raised trucks trying to do their thing. It does appear that he stays in parking lots but like the other comment said about the lambo, they're not always safe either. seems like a different reason than what the first commenter tried to imply but it is the real reason not to

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Blah-squared@reddit

Yeah, I wouldn’t want to use it as a daily driver or anything, & wouldn’t want to go on the freeway, more like cruising around a lake in the summer.

Personally, I like driving just about anything though, from Model T’s, MG’s, Sport Cars, old trucks & COE’s, old motorcycles & Sport Bikes, to even things like Tractors, Dump Trucks, Semi’s, Front End Loaders, etc…
I like driving, but they all have their time & place.

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derHundianer@reddit

Because it is from a company that also produced warmaschines for the Nazis. Thats at least why i would drive one.

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akbornheathen@reddit

You take aspirin? Made by Bayer, the company that produced the gas that killed the Jews. IBM was a German company that created punch card ID systems to track citizens which helped tracking Jews. Who took us to the moon? The same guy that created the V1 rocket. There’s so many other things that had significant roles in WWII that we utilize today. You can acknowledge history while still appreciating a good machine. I would drive this car even though I don’t support WWII Germany. VW was born in those times too. The people’s car.

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PaulaDeentheMachine@reddit

slight correction; IBM is an American company, they just let the Nazis take all their systems and operations in Europe over

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akbornheathen@reddit

That’s crazy lol, you’d think IBM would have torched everything then. That’s even worse.

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BurningPenguin@reddit

Idk about IBM, but there were plenty of American companies who were completely fine doing business with the Nazis.

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Xivios@reddit

V2, the V1 was a jet-powered missile, I don't think von Braun had anything to do with it.

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tommygunn9188@reddit

Even fanta!

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SlickDillywick@reddit

Made by coke because they told their subsidiaries in Germany to make what they could and they came up with orange flavored soda (might’ve butchered it a little but that’s the gist of it)

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tommygunn9188@reddit

Yes due to the embargos on Germany and out of necessity to keep the bottling plants running, wasn't created by the Nazis but because of

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coffee_cannibal_@reddit

Mengelee's family still makes famr equipment

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Blah-squared@reddit

That’s why you “WOULD” drive one..??

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WJSpade@reddit

Or Porsche.

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derHundianer@reddit

Ohhhhhh nonono no no i forgot the not

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PianoDave@reddit

If you look hard enough, you can find a reason to boycott anything.

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Blah-squared@reddit

No worries.

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Psychedelic_Jedi@reddit

Thats an odd take, its not like the moneys going to the 3rd Reich or something lmao.

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zzzzaap@reddit

Remember that lambo that got squashed by that truck?

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SpecialExpert8946@reddit

Oh I’d have one of those little dune buggy flags on my tiny little car at all times.

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Delicious_Context642@reddit

😂😂😂😂 keep the lamb outta this

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SlickDillywick@reddit

I never said I wouldn’t. I look remarkably similar to that man

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Blah-squared@reddit

Ahh. Gotcha- Yeah, they look like a blast.

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Batfink-1999@reddit

I’m pretty sure his name is Klaus.
The tiny ponytail is a dead giveaway.

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dividezero@reddit

It's the ponytail. There's always a balding ponytail

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SlickDillywick@reddit

My hair is in a ponytail right now. No balding yet tho. And I don’t have a Messerschmitt

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Blah-squared@reddit

Yet… ;)

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loganman711@reddit

Dude I knew that had one was middle age single and owned a pc repair shop/ vending machine company. Im pretty sure he is what you would describe.

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SlickDillywick@reddit

Yep, “old school autist” is kinda the vibe here lol

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Hour_Wear_6197@reddit

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oculairus@reddit

Wow those silly AI “future retro jazz” stations on YouTube really did have some sort of real world basis… hmm

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Blah-squared@reddit

Omg, I wish they still made these.

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LickingSmegma@reddit

There's a modern electric scooter model with the same design.

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Appropriate_Shirt_10@reddit

It only took one photo to make up my mind that the electric one is turd.

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LickingSmegma@reddit

Yeah, I'm sure this thing would work much better for you.

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Blah-squared@reddit

They’re really incredible & beautiful machines.. wow.
Thanks-

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LickingSmegma@reddit

Yeah, I'm fond of microcars, many of them look very fun compared to the samey modern cars on the streets. Check out e.g. the various Brütsch models.

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Fellowfungus@reddit

So the same company that designed the Me-262 designed this? 😅

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Ruskiwaffle1991@reddit

Any chance you could stuff two MG 131s in that thing?

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IndependenceStock417@reddit

ME175s 12 o'clock!

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silverfang16@reddit

I understood that reference

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Trazan@reddit

Only if you mount them backwards and use as a propellant.

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Podrick_Targaryen@reddit

Where did his legs go?

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85K5@reddit

What do you think is making the car move?

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Tricky_Mountain_2909@reddit

Magic and hope.

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MikeHeu@reddit (OP)

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Whiteums@reddit

Is that a second seat behind him, or cargo space?

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MikeHeu@reddit (OP)

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spky-dev@reddit

It steers like a bicycle and looks like the inside of a submarine. Amazing.

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hrminer92@reddit

The company made fighter airplanes a decade before, so they might have reused some of the tooling.

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lynivvinyl@reddit

Boy those seats do not look road trip comfortable.

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LickingSmegma@reddit

I see they took about the same approach to the second seat as the Caparo T1.

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absurdivore@reddit

Those pipes remind me of the 69s era Beetle my girlfriend had in the 80s — the heater or something right around where front passenger feet area was, would burn the hell out of my ankle if I left it in one spot too long 😆

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jackparadise1@reddit

Both

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lynivvinyl@reddit

It almost has handlebars instead of a wheel does that mean it doesn't turn all the way around? Or does that kind of hook underneath your leg as the length of travel?

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DMala@reddit

That is without a shadow of a doubt a design from an aeronautical engineer.

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satanpenguin@reddit

Everything except for the lack of wings says "let's go blitz London, Hans!"

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DooleysInTheHouse@reddit

https://i.imgur.com/HrPqm1j.jpeg

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kill_joii@reddit

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saysthingsbackwards@reddit

All I could think. The show featured one

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truthfullyidgaf@reddit

That would be awesome to drive around in game.

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General-Ghoul@reddit

Came to say this

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Inevitable-Pie-8020@reddit

How many canons does it have and of which type

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leshuis@reddit

Love it

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hind3rm3@reddit

Imagine going from making some of the best war planes of the era to making whatever the hell that is.

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bobbybrc@reddit

No thanks

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Right_Hour@reddit

Messerschmitt went from making one of the best airplanes of WWII to making this, LOL.

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PapaPonu@reddit

The world was better when the cars were smaller

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djscoots10@reddit

Its got a reverse, that a plus.

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Throwaway1303033042@reddit

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Honch777@reddit

"It, old man!"

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noahbrooksofficial@reddit

Id this from the Addams family?

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Nannyphone7@reddit

Yes, that's IT

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chachaman_The_Reboot@reddit

I swear, i wanna win a big fat lotto jackpot so i can buy MTV, relaunch it, and bring back Pimp My Ride and Cribs, so I can make the vehicles cool again!

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DakarCarGunGuy@reddit

It looks like a mechanical Mudskipper.

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MementoPrimusMori@reddit

This thing would be absolutely terrifying to drive with all the tall modern trucks and lifted trucks made even taller for no reason driving about

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JohnWorphin@reddit

Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June

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absurdivore@reddit

Ohhh I thought I recognized it from somewhere!

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trolllord45@reddit

What is it from?

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LickingSmegma@reddit

To add to the other comment, 'Brazil' is an outstanding film from director Terry Gilliam's best creative era (and co-written with theatre legend Tom Stoppard). Its imagery is fantastic, and was apparently quite influential on later cinema.

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Flash24rus@reddit

In my top 10 forever

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absurdivore@reddit

The film Brazil

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Harry_Tuttle@reddit

We’re all in it together.

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Frymonkey237@reddit

My complication had a little complication

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LickingSmegma@reddit

Yup, afaik this was the four-wheeled FMR Tg500 based on the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller.

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st0pmakings3ns3@reddit

omg and the paint job too on that electric KR, I am infatuated.

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LickingSmegma@reddit

Personally, I'd pick different colors, although I'm a fan of two-tone schemes overall: e.g. the Parmalat F1 liveries.

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coffee_shakes@reddit

Holy shit. I didn't know that particular car in Fallout was based on a real one.

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Ellisrsp@reddit

Road & Track used to do an annual April Fool's edition where they'd do a light-hearted, humorous review. One year they did a head-to-head comparison between a Mustang (the P-51 WW2 fighter plane) and a Messerschmitt (the micro car)

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bannedByTencent@reddit

Brazil

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pregnantdads@reddit

the front looks like a flounder lol

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icleanjaxfl@reddit

Sounds like he's on his way to mow somebody's lawn

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Substantial_Diver_34@reddit

Seems safe. How is it on the highway?

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MikeHeu@reddit (OP)

It has a 9hp 173cc two stroke engine with a top speed of 80-90 km/h (50-56 mph).

I’d stay away from highways.

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2xdareya@reddit

I’m not sure I’d want to take it up to 60mph. Trying to steer it, or god forbid hit a big pothole, at that speed would be terrifying.

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AscendedViking7@reddit

That is so cool!!

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justawaterisfine@reddit

You actually have to have a ponytail to operate these.

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Speartree@reddit

It's not a Na'vi vehicle.

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hrminer92@reddit

The passenger in the back seat can yank on it to get the attention of the driver.

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StarConsumate@reddit

Bethesda had to have used this as a reference for one of their vehicles

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Fitmature1@reddit

So cool!

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0bfu5cator@reddit

Yo, how is he driving that without grinning ear to ear the entire time??

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domiciledhere@reddit

That’s the car where the whole engine goes in reverse when it goes backwards?

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Latter-Vacation-4392@reddit

must get pretty hot under that bubble on a sunny day

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WJSpade@reddit

Rose, there’s a Messerschmitt in the kitchen. Clean it up, will ya?

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THC_Gummy_Forager@reddit

Beat me to it by 13 minutes! EZZZZZZ Ez muneeh.

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airfryerfuntime@reddit

Wasn't there also one of these in the Fallout TV show?

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lynivvinyl@reddit

Has anyone LS swapped one of these yet?

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hrminer92@reddit

This is apparently what the cool kids swap into their mini cars these days.

https://www.jalopnik.com/2158055/harley-davidson-screamin-eagle-milwaukee-eight-swapping/

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airfryerfuntime@reddit

Lol what is this slop? That's an article about literally nothing.

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2PlasticLobsters@reddit

I WANT ONE!

It'd be totally impractical & I couldn't afford to keep it up, but still.

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AccidentalGirlToy@reddit

A car for today's gas prices.

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Fli_fo@reddit

If people weren't so keen on going fast and luxury this car would be much better for the environment. Less fuel. Less recources to bild

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Consistent-March-646@reddit

Messrschmitt!? As in the same Messerschmitt that built the BF 109 and the ME 262, that same Messerschmitt!?

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Fli_fo@reddit

jawohl

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mutrax_be@reddit

Watch out for lifted trucks!

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Apexnanoman@reddit

I kinda wanna see one of those with the engine from a CBR600 swapped in. 10 times the horsepower would make it really uh....lively.

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saphirenx@reddit

I remember reading that you had to kill the engine and then start te engine in reverse to drive it in reverse, but this one seems to shift from reverse to forward gear without shutting the engine down.

Did I remember wrong, or is this a different model or spec?

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emax4@reddit

Same company that made jets?

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RawChickenButt@reddit

The car's origin lies with Fritz Fend, an aeronautical engineer who designed small "invalid carriages" for disabled veterans. He approached Messerschmitt to mass-produce a two-seater version of his design, the Fend Flitzer, leading to the creation of the KR175 in 1953 and the more famous KR200 in 1955. These three-wheeled microcars, dubbed "Kabinenroller" (Cabin Scooters), featured aircraft-inspired designs like tandem seating and plastic bubble canopies. Production continued until 1964, after which Messerschmitt returned to the aviation industry.

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K340@reddit

What losing a world war does to a mf

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hrminer92@reddit

Certainly had lots of potential customers at least

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emax4@reddit

Good thinker, and thank you for the history on this!

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tomato432@reddit

yes, they were prohibited from making aircraft after the war so they turned to microcars, sewing machines and the same sorts of prefab house kits MAN made after the war

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Ruskiwaffle1991@reddit

Yes, that Messerschmitt.

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superfly355@reddit

The ME-262 is one of my favorite aircraft of all time. Thing was wild for it's time.

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MikeHeu@reddit (OP)

Yes

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emax4@reddit

I only knew the name as my grade school had a book on jets and I thought the design was striking. Thank you!

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slanderpanther@reddit

What’s the rollover survivability rate?

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BlackSwanMarmot@reddit

Weirdly, it’s not listed on the brochure.

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BalanceFit8415@reddit

I see the Fokker.

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-vwv-@reddit

KABINENROLLER!

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Xeelef@reddit

There are actually new ones! Fairly expensive though: https://www.neue-kabinenroller.de/en/

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challenge_king@reddit

30k-40k USD for the ones on the site. That's a very expensive city scooter.

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absurdivore@reddit

My neighborhood has banned gas powered lawn trimmers so I assume this would be illegal here 😆

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DaveB44@reddit

Pleased tell me you're joking!

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absurdivore@reddit

Well I am joking about the rule applying to an automobile. But yes our municipality has banned gas powered blowers and trimmers etc because of noise. Like any other towns have done.

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challenge_king@reddit

I hope it's just new purchases, and not all gas powered trimmers. That'd put a huge financial burden on anyone that can't afford a still relatively expensive electric lawn care setup.

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WhatANoob2025@reddit

Sarge, I can't feel my legs.

Son, you have no legs no more.

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