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carried the Sachs 150 motor. a dozen staff members from augsburg were<br />

sent over to help get it ready for series production. one example, now<br />

called Messerschmitt KR 175, was sent to the Geneva Show in March 1953.<br />

The very original car offered here is one of the earliest, late-first-generation<br />

cars known to exist, and it offers a plethora of early-car detail, including<br />

the rubber band-sprung subframe, the kick-starter, and the open-chain<br />

drive. Today, these rarities rank among the most collectible aspects of all<br />

Messerschmitts, making this particular example one to take note of.<br />

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